She’s a basket case and proud of it
The earliest known baskets were made 10,000 or 12,000 years ago, and were found in Fayim in Egypt. Interestingly, these finds pre-date the more enduring pottery remains — even though the natural materials, such as wood and grasses, that basket-makers use are liable to decay.
Familiar as we are with bags for everything — bags for life, discreet brown bags for your wine, and in countries yet to u pgrade, endless quantities of large plastic bags to carry your shopping home — it’s hard to imagine a time when people struggled with the many vital items that had to be transported.
