Essays about: "Spindle Whorls"
Found 3 essays containing the words Spindle Whorls.
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1. Elevated Crafts: Textile Production at Fortified Hilltop Settlements from the Migration Period
University essay from Lunds universitet/ArkeologiAbstract : This study focuses on the textile implements, notably the loom weights and spindle whorls, found at fortified hilltop settlements - a specific type of hillfort in Sweden. The sites included in the study are Boberget (Östergötland), Gullborg (Östergötland), Darsgärde (Uppland) and Börsås kulle (Bohuslän). READ MORE
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2. The important craft-textile tools and production in kv. Trädgårdsmästaren in Sigtuna
University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologiAbstract : .... READ MORE
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3. Weighing the Evidence : -Determining and Contrasting the Characteristics and Functionality of Loom Weights and Spindle Whorls from the Garrison at Birka
University essay from Arkeologiska forskningslaboratorietAbstract : The focus for this study is the illumination of the function of loom weights and their purpose within the warp-weighted loom. This study deals with Iron Age loom weights excavated at Birka, within the area known as the Garrison. READ MORE