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Researchers Test 2,400-Year-Old Leather and Realize It's Made of Human Skin (gizmodo.com)
submitted 11 months ago by LollerCorleone@kbin.social to c/damnthatsinteresting@lemmy.ml
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A group of horse-riding warriors kept some gruesome battle trophies.

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[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Now I can't get the idea of a fruit leathercraft out of my head. If you someday see a youtube video of fruit leather moccasins, knife sheath, and arrow quiver; that is on you. You have nobody but yourself to blame for incepting that.

[–] flipht@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've heard of people growing kombucha scoby in rectangular containers and then drying it to use in place of leather.

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 1 points 11 months ago

I remember seeing a company making vegan leather like this, super cool concept