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<strong>How the Invention of Rope Gave us Modern Civilization</strong>
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Ropes tying pillars of the central beam inside a minka house, restored and relocated by an architect Takumi Osawa, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Known in Japan as minka, these locally crafted structures with characteristic pitched roofs were built for hundreds of years to accommodate farmers, artisans and merchants. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg
Ropes tying pillars of the central beam inside a minka house, restored and relocated by an architect Takumi Osawa, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Known in Japan as minka, these locally crafted structures with characteristic pitched roofs were built for hundreds of years to accommodate farmers, artisans and merchants. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg