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Material Culture(d) : Fall 2025
Newsletter from Textile Archaeology
 • Textile Archaeology
Woven Weapons of the Viking Age: Evidence of Wool as Sailcloth
“The one who is given it by lot and lives near the sea should take care of the sail.
 • Textile Archaeology
The Huldremose Garments Part II: The Mystery of Blue
This post continues to discuss the list of interesting things about the garments of Huldremose Woman.
 • Textile Archaeology
How To Weave An Empire : The Role of Cloth in Inca Expansion
When thinking about the material culture of conquest, what might come to mind is ornate architecture, metal weaponry or imperial likenesses carved in…
 • Textile Archaeology
The Huldremose Garments Part I : Tubular Weaving
The first post in a new series, where I break down the process of making a garment in Iron Age Denmark.
 • Textile Archaeology
Denmark's "Best Dressed" Bog Body : Preserving the Hidden History of Iron Age Clothing
Before the advent of polyester, nylon, and GORE-TEX, clothing tethered bodies to landscapes unlike any other piece of material culture.
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From the Depths of the Iron Age: The Story of Scotland's Oldest Textile
Under the still waters of Loch Tay in the Scottish Highlands, archaeologists discovered something extraordinary: a fragmented textile, preserved in the…
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