Essays about: "Textile Implements"

Found 2 essays containing the words Textile Implements.

  1. 1. Elevated Crafts: Textile Production at Fortified Hilltop Settlements from the Migration Period

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Lisa Widegren Lundin; [2016]
    Keywords : Iron Age; Roman Iron Age; Migration Period; Hillforts; Fortified Hilltop Settlements; Textile Production; Craft; Specialisation; Textile Implements; Spindle Whorls; Loom Weights; Central Places; Boberget; Börsås kulle; Darsgärde; Gullborg; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. 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 forskningslaboratoriet

    Author : Ida Thorin; [2012]
    Keywords : Loom weight; Spindle whorl; Textile production; Birka; Birka Garrison; Vävtyngd; Sländtrissa; Textiltillverkning; Birka; Birkas garnison;

    Abstract : 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