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Mittens or gloves: which one do you believe might have been invented first?

Depending on region, climate, weather, health-related reasons, available materials, planned use, etc., it’s possible that in various parts of the world, the two items may have been independently and separately invented one before the other, or both at the same without others a world away knowing about it.
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Posted - April 4, 2022

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  • 10664
    Gloves, naturally.  Mittens are baby gloves.  (My mom used to tell us that when we were really little)
      April 4, 2022 3:37 PM MDT
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  • 17620
    Mittens are warmer and I'll guess they were created first.
      April 4, 2022 6:00 PM MDT
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  • 16838
    Mittens, probably in prehistory. Gloves take far more sophisticated tailoring.
      April 8, 2022 8:37 PM MDT
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