Leather History and Uses Have you ever been interested in where leather originated from and how it is processed? There are many things out there on leather history and the process of making leather. Leather goods served many purposes in ancient times and leather also serves many purposes in the day and time. There are also methods of processing leather, such as the method of tanning leather. Some things have changed in the processing of leather in today's time then how it was processed in ancient times.
Ancient Times: The earliest records date from the Paleolithic period on the use of leather. In ancient times leather was used for many things in peoples lives. Leather clothing served great proposes for harsh winters. Ancient times people would use the leather clothing to keep their bodies warm during these harsh winters. These people would use the leather as a source of clothing do to the weight and stability of the leather. The leather clothing was lighter and stronger then the fur clothing that the ancient people were accustoms to in their lives. This made leather very suitable to use for every day clothing use. The only draw back to using leather was the process of making it. Leather took a long time and skill to process the leather material.