Rugs & floor coverings

"With the domestication of animals, the reliance on using furs for floor coverings decreased and the use of woven material for this purpose increased. In fact, evidence of goats and sheep being sheared for their hair and wool that was then spun and woven into “rug” floor coverings, has been discovered as far back as 6000 B.C." - BC Floor Covering Association

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