Ancient Textiles Modern Science Recreating Techniques Through Experiment Heather Hopkins Ed by Heather Hopkins (ed.) 9781842176641, 1842176641 instant download after payment.

This book is the publication of a series of lectures and experiments that were undertaken at the 1st & 2nd European Textile Forum in 2009 and 2010. Each had a new approach, exploring a question of textile manufacture in a scientific way, revealing answers and outcomes that were unavailable before. The Forum was founded as an annual meeting for academics, craftspeople, re-enactors and enthusiasts to share experiences and compare notes, learn new techniques, discuss new findings, and undertake lengthy experiments that require a large number of experienced specialists. It is the practical proving ground to test experimental-archaeological theories in appropriate surroundings. The book is the publication of a series of lectures and experiments that were undertaken at 2009 and 2010 events. Each had a new approach, exploring a question of textile manufacture in a scientific way, revealing answers and outcomes that were unavailable before. The first hosted an experiment that found the relationship between archaeological hand-spinning artifacts and the yarn they produce: only a meeting such as this could generate sufficient data for analysis. This scientific approach reflects in contributions describing the reconstruction of tablet-woven artefacts, with explorations of the method of tablet-weaving and a reassessment of archaeological finds and depictions. The second explored practical aspects of undertaking reconstructions such as Stone Age fabrics, Roman dyeing, and the clothing of Gunnister Man, including the deconstruction of the original artefact, allowing for the unexpected and the implication of new findings. Techniques for treating raw materials, creating fabrics and finishing artefacts are explored. The wider purpose and legacy of the forum is as a foundation for coming years, the basis for research and communication, with a market for exchanging tools and materials, so each participant can avoid individually re-inventing the wheel. This book shares these findin