Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques A few days ago I asked for Celtic tablet weaves other than the finds of the Celtic chieftain at the Hochdorf burial. I only got very few responds on that topic (for which I am very thankful even though they could not help me to find other evidence on Celtic tablet weaving) and after bulking my NESAT documentation and sketching the ways of tablet weaving through the bronze and iron age cultures of Northern/Middle Europe I am quite confused.
In the finds of the Celtic Chieftain of Hochdorf-Eberdingen (Hallstattzeit) very sophisticated tablet woven bands and borders were found. Nevertheless there is not other evidence for tablet weaving rather than Hohmichele (from which I up to now have no detailed information) of the "Hallstattzeit", the "Lathenezeit" or even later. The next early finds documented I know are of Lonne Hede (1st century AD), Daetgen, Thorsberg, Damendorf and Vehnemoor (about 2.-3. century AD). But all these tablet woven borders are - regarding the Hochdorf finds - very simple: Striped tablet woven borders for different cloth, mainly pomp cloaks. >From my opinion the result is that if all the evidence of the finds is right, tablet weaving was "developed" independently in the bronze and iron age cultures of Northern Europe and the Celtic high culture of Hallstatt/Lathene. Otherwise the knowledge and experience tablet weavers gained regarding the Hochdorf finds must have had influenc on tablet weaving in Northern Europe. Over 600 years without any "development" on technqiues and possiblities I cannot imagine. The other reason which I dare not believe is that excavation of the burial in Hochdorf was a substantial archeological mistake as the buial was dated far too early. But some questions are still in my mind: Why is there only one (regarding Hohmichele maybe two) find of skillful tablet weaving of the Celtic bronze age (of the Hallstattzeit)? Why are there no earlier finds of simpler tablet woven pieces? Why are there no similar finds of the Hallstatt era or later eras (Lathene)? Why are there even no other Celtic finds after migration of Celtic tribes over Western and Eastern Europe? Maybe I am only missing the necessary archeological information or maybe there isn't the information on that topic available up to now. I am not an archeologist (only a stupid computer scientist interested in tablet weaving :-) but is there anybody out there (On the lists with more detailed information and with whom I can discuss these questions?)? Have a nice night (time to go to bed in Germany right now), Guido Send private reply to Guido Gehlhaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
