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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Spindle whorls"”.
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Functional analysis of spindle whorls from the Castro culture of northwestern Portugal
… between the functional characteristics of spindle whorls, namely shape, weight, height, and diameter, and the types of fibers the people of the Castro Culture, an Iron Age archaeological culture located in Northwestern Iberia, may have spun into yarn for use in textile production. This …
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Textile Production Tools from the Excavations at Caere, 2012 — 2014.
… textile tool finds — loom weights, spools, and spindle whorls — are presented, the discussion is focused on complete loom weights. The likely loom set-up, thread type, and appearance of the final fabric are suggested.
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The archaeobotany of Mutamba, a thirteenth century Mapungubwe settlement in northern South Africa
… was found in the form of cotton seeds along with spindle whorls in domestic contexts indicating that cloth production was a household based activity. The implications of this study have shown that Mutamba has the first recorded archaeological occurrence of potential beer brewing, mung bean and …
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The archaeology and technology of metal production in the Late Iron Age of the Southern Waterberg, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… ivory, and the weaving of cotton using ceramic spindle whorls. Additionally, the appearance of gold and tin production, against a background of on-going iron and copper metallurgy, has been interpreted by some as intimating innovation in metal technology. While some research energy has been …