The leather horse-riding saddle was found in a tomb in the Yanghai cemetery site in the Turfan Basin. Image credit: Wertmann et al., 2023, Archaeological Research in Asia ( CC BY 4.0 ) DOWNLOAD ...

In the town of Cotacachi, Ecuador, which bustles with more than 50 leather artisans and shops, one family still holds on to a centuries-old tanning recipe.