<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The history of cotton can be traced to domestication . Cotton played an important role in the history of India, the British Empire, and the United States, and continues to be an important crop and commodity . </P> <P> The history of the domestication of cotton is very complex and is not known exactly . Several isolated civilizations in both the Old and New World independently domesticated and converted cotton into fabric . All the same tools were invented, including combs, bows, hand spindles, and primitive looms . </P> <P> The oldest cotton textiles were found in graves and city ruins of civilizations from dry climates, where the fabrics did not decay completely . </P>

When was cotton first used to make clothing
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