23000 - Invention of the fish hook

Starting in 23,000 BCE the fish hook appears. At first, it was a simple stick made of bone or wood with two pointed ends. Then bone, flint and especially shells were then cut and polished into effective hooks.

Websites:

• Fishing in prehistory
• The Oldest Fish Hooks and Evidence of Paleolithic Offshore Fishing
• Prehistoric hooks and sinkers show early humans used advanced fishing techniques
• The Fascinating History of Fish Hooks: When Did They Come Out?
• Neolithic Fishhook
• World’s Oldest Fish Hooks Also Found in East Timor