Interesting facts about hooks

In 2005, the fishing hook was chosen by Forbes magazine as one of the twenty best tools in human history;
The oldest of the hooks were discovered in 2016. According to a preliminary estimate, their age is 23,000 years. Made from a sea mollusk shell. Location - Okinawa, Japan;
The first hooks used by intelligent people were made from curved plant spikes. Having discovered the potential of this discovery, stronger and more reliable materials were developed, which were obtained from the processing of animal resources, such as horns, bones, claws, teeth and others.