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    TO HAVE & TO HOLD

    Mar 03, 2019 4 minutes

    HUNTER-GATHERERS

    We humans have a lot of stuff and bags have always been right by our side to hold our various bits and bobs. Archaeologists have found that as early as 38,000BC prehistoric nomads used bundles and pouches to carry food and tools when on the move.

    ANCIENT CIVILISATION

    Practical bags and purses were used by men and women in ancient civilisations to carry money and other personal items. A drawstring purse dangling from the belt (the original bum bag) was popular in Roman times and into the Renaissance.

    1500s

    Women’s clothing was so voluminous, bags could be hidden under layers of petticoats and thus be safer from pickpockets. Slits were inserted into

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