Woodblock printing and stone tool: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Woodblock printing — is used in — Playing cards. Printed by woodblock.
2. Step 2. Playing cards — works like — Dice. Chance in games.
3. Step 3. Dice — is made of — Bone. Ancient dice were carved from animal bones.
4. Step 4. Bone — is material for — Needle. The first needles with an eye were carved from bone.
5. Step 5. Needle — evolved from — Stone tool. Bone needles with an eye are part of the Palaeolithic toolkit.

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