Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques Dear Lisa,
Though I have to mention that my special knownledge on the topic of (pre)historic tablet weaving is likely to be tiny compared to most people on this list as a trained (middle european pre- and early historic) archaeologist I can give you an overview idea that might help you. (At least I do hope so): Given that 1.) for Central Europe tablet weaving can be dated back at least to the Hallstatt period (about 900-800 BCE) by actual archaeologic finds (=tablet woven pieces of fabric from the salt mines of Hallstatt, Austria and others e.g. Hochdorf, Germany (which dates later then Hallstatt)) 2.) the area of Europe is known for a rather tight exchange of goods, technologies, culture and people even back in neolithic (late stone age, about 5\'000 BCE) times 3.) Both tablets and the textile woven by them are organic materials which, under normal circumstances, don\'t remain in the earth for a long period therefore are unlikely to be found safe in special millieus (such as the Hallstatt salt mine). I\'d see it as rather certain that the Picts did use tablet weaving technology given it wasn\'t regarded as \"old fashinoned\" and therefore not used anymore which is rather impossible to proove (and even if it was the case was likely to have varried from region to region). with regards from Austria and hoping I could help you a little Magdalena (Austria, EU) ----- Original von: Lisa Donnelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques An excellent article by Lisa Raeder Knudsen about this can be found in the proceedings from the 6th NESAT conference, Belgium in 1996. She closely examines the construction of an Iron Age cloak found in Vangstrup, Northern Germany, dated 250/260 - 310/320 C.E. and concludes that the tablet woven edge was attached to the cloak as the edging was being woven. She believes Scandinavians were importing the broken lozenge twill from the larger Roman Empire, and attaching their own edgings and ornamentation to the fabric. There have also been archaeological finds of bone tablets from Roman London, dating into the 1st century CE, and in York they have found used ivory tablets dated to the 4th century. Other tablets made from cattle scapulae have been found across Roman Britain, at least. Most of my research has been on textiles in the Northern Roman Empire, and I know that tablet weaving was prevalent in Northern Europe at that time. I would recommend checking the Archaeological Textiles Newsletter and the proceedings from the various Northern European Symposiums on Archaeological Textiles for more current information. Fascinating subject matter for your research; I\'m entirely jealous! Much as I love my current subject matter, the Mongol Empire was not known for its own textile traditions. Lisa Oregon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fionnseach de Lochielle Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 6:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Question on weaving No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.0/1462 - Release Date: 5/23/2008 7:20 AM Send private reply to \"Lisa Donnelly\" <[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. Send private reply to Magdalena Pfaffl <[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.
