"There's hardly any of us now, but each town would have their own rope maker," Heather Cumpstone says over the gentle hum of machinery. "If we don't keep using those techniques, traditional rope ...

New England Ropes in Fall River transforms raw fibers into ropes for various industries, preserving a century-old tradition ...

Andrew Troyer's Rope Company, which began as a school project, now supplies major retailers like Tractor Supply. Many Amish businesses, such as Chupp's Country Cupboard, thrive on word-of-mouth and a ...

The Hohle Fels baton, made from 15 pieces of ivory unearthed in 2015. H. Jensen, University of Tübingen A roughly 35,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusk found in 2015 was used by early humans as a tool ...