Oldest string found: 90,000 year old Neanderthal string.
Dinovember. This is just delightful. The eggs! And the crayons…
Bookbinding. I was going to email this to Laura, but I thought that some of you all might like to see it as well. While the entire set is amazing (I got the link from an archivist who was acquiring it for her library for educational purposes), the $15 guide to historic bookbinding techniques might be more useful (and affordable).