Wherein we examine spinning fibers and their preparation for spinning, with a particular emphasis on the preparation of flax and fleece. We also will look at spinning tools through history and their use. Here are some relevant articles:
Experiments in Textile Archaeology
Archaeological Textiles - A Need for New Methods of Analysis and Reconstruction
(2007) Archaeological Textiles - A Need for New Methods of Analysis and Reconstruction, Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe 15(5), p. 185-189, pdf
Egejskie techniki tkackie w epoce brązu . Zastosowanie archeologii eksperymentalnej w badaniach nad włókiennictwem egejskim Spis treści
(2013) Egejskie techniki tkackie w epoce brązu . Zastosowanie archeologii eksperymentalnej w badaniach nad włókiennictwem egejskim Spis treści, p. 1-373
Experimental Textile archaeology – a link to the past?
(2016) Experimental Textile archaeology – a link to the past?, Traditional Textile Craft - an Intangible Cultural Heritage?, E. Ebert, C.; Harlow, M.; Bjerregaard, L.; Andersson Strand (ed.), p. 1-12
From Flax to Linen: Experiments with flax at Ribe Viking Centre
(2011) From Flax to Linen: Experiments with flax at Ribe Viking Centre, Bo Ejstrud (ed.), p. 1-86, Esbjerg: Ribe Viking Centre & University of Southern Denmark, pdf
Handicraft knowledge applied to archaeological textiles
(2005) Handicraft knowledge applied to archaeological textiles, Nordic Textile Journal, p. 87-120
Old textiles - New possibilities
(2010) Old textiles - New possibilities, European Journal of Archaeology 13(2), p. 149-173, doi:10.1177/1461957110365513
Reconstruction of Archaeological Textiles
(2010) Reconstruction of Archaeological Textiles, Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe 18(3), p. 100-105
Structural textile pattern recognition and processing based on hypergraphs
(2021) Structural textile pattern recognition and processing based on hypergraphs, Information Retrieval Journal 24(2), p. 137-173, Springer Netherlands, url, doi:10.1007/s10791-020-09384-y
Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 1 Spinning Wool, 2005-2006
(2006) Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 1 Spinning Wool, 2005-2006
Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 2-1 Spinning Flax, 2006
(2006) Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 2-1 Spinning Flax, 2006, p. 18 pp.
Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 2-2 Whorl or Bead, 2006
(2006) Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 2-2 Whorl or Bead, 2006
Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 3 Loom weights, 2007
(2006) Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 3 Loom weights, 2007, p. 1-17
Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 4 Spools, 2007
(2007) Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 4 Spools, 2007, p. 1-16
Textile Techniken und die Experimentelle Archäologie
(2005) Textile Techniken und die Experimentelle Archäologie, p. 1-27
Textile appearance and visual impression – Craft knowledge applied to archaeological textiles
(2005) Textile appearance and visual impression – Craft knowledge applied to archaeological textiles, Archäologische Textilfunde— Archaeological Textiles: Braunwald, 18.–21. Mai 2005, NESAT 9, p. 213–19, pdf
Textile standards in experimental archaeology
(2014) Textile standards in experimental archaeology, Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland 3, p. 62-75, pdf
Tools and Textiles - Texts and Contexts Examination of spinning and weaving samples
(2006) Tools and Textiles - Texts and Contexts Examination of spinning and weaving samples, Tools and Textiles - Texts and Contexts, p. 1-24
Understanding woollen cloth production through reconstructions : a case study from Shetland
(2014) Understanding woollen cloth production through reconstructions : a case study from Shetland, Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland 3, p. 54-61, pdf
Hand Spindles & Spinning
An exploration of prehistoric spinning technology: Spinning efficiency and technology transition
(2006) An exploration of prehistoric spinning technology: Spinning efficiency and technology transition, Archaeometry, doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00257.x
Anglo-Norman and middle English terminology for spindle whorls
(2008) Anglo-Norman and middle English terminology for spindle whorls, ANQ - Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews 21(4), p. 7-11, doi:10.3200/ANQQ.21.4.7-11
Methods of handspinning in Egypt and Sudan
(1931) Methods of handspinning in Egypt and Sudan, p. 1-51, Halifax: F. King & Sons Ltd., Printers
On early metallurgy and textile-production technologies in the southern Levant: a response to Langgut et al. (2016)
(2017) On early metallurgy and textile-production technologies in the southern Levant: a response to Langgut et al. (2016), Antiquity 91(357), p. 765-776, doi:10.15184/aqy.2017.27
Spinning Yarns: The Archaeological Evidence for Hand Spinning and its Social Implications, c ad 1200–1500
(2016) Spinning Yarns: The Archaeological Evidence for Hand Spinning and its Social Implications, c ad 1200–1500, Medieval Archaeology 60(2), p. 266-299, url, doi:10.1080/00766097.2016.1221264
Spinning in the past and the present
(2014) Spinning in the past and the present, Traditional Textile Craft – An intangible Heritage?(March), p. 1-13
Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 1 Spinning Wool, 2005-2006
(2006) Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 1 Spinning Wool, 2005-2006
Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 2-1 Spinning Flax, 2006
(2006) Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 2-1 Spinning Flax, 2006, p. 18 pp.
Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 2-2 Whorl or Bead, 2006
(2006) Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 2-2 Whorl or Bead, 2006
Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 4 Spools, 2007
(2007) Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 4 Spools, 2007, p. 1-16
Textile Production Tools from the Excavations at Caere, 2012 - 2014
(2015) Textile Production Tools from the Excavations at Caere, 2012 - 2014, p. vii + 86 pp., url
The earliest Near Eastern wooden spinning implements
(2016) The earliest Near Eastern wooden spinning implements, Antiquity 90(352), p. 973-990, url, doi:10.15184/aqy.2016.99
(2016) The earliest Near Eastern wooden spinning implements, Antiquity 90(352), p. 973-990, doi:10.15184/aqy.2016.99
Tools and Textiles - Texts and Contexts Examination of spinning and weaving samples
(2006) Tools and Textiles - Texts and Contexts Examination of spinning and weaving samples, Tools and Textiles - Texts and Contexts, p. 1-24
Weighing the evidence: Determining and contrasting the characteristics and functionality of loom weights and spindle whorls from the Garrison at Birka
(2012) Weighing the evidence: Determining and contrasting the characteristics and functionality of loom weights and spindle whorls from the Garrison at Birka, url
Wool – Fiber
A question of scale: Material in cave ash from Arene Candide, Italy, was not textile || Wool fibres in cloth remains throw light on fleece evolution [2 Short Contributions]
(1992) A question of scale: Material in cave ash from Arene Candide, Italy, was not textile || Wool fibres in cloth remains throw light on fleece evolution [2 Short Contributions], Circaea, The Journal of the Association for Environmental Archaeology 9(1), p. 5-7 || 7-9
Bronze Age wool: provenance and dye investigations of Danish textiles
(2017) Bronze Age wool: provenance and dye investigations of Danish textiles, Antiquity 91(357), p. 640-654, pdf, doi:10.15184/aqy.2017.64
Dressing Central European prehistory-the sheep's contribution An interdisciplinary study about archaeological textile finds and archaeozoology
(2018) Dressing Central European prehistory-the sheep's contribution An interdisciplinary study about archaeological textile finds and archaeozoology, Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, Serie A 120, p. 127-156
Fascinating Fullonum
(1994) Fascinating Fullonum, Circaea, The Journal of the Association for Environmental Archaeology 11(1), p. 23-31
Fibre analysis of Late Iron Age, Early Medieval and modern Finnish wools
(2013) Fibre analysis of Late Iron Age, Early Medieval and modern Finnish wools, Fennoscandia Archaeologica 30, p. 81-94
Fleece Evolution in Domestic Sheep
(1964) Fleece Evolution in Domestic Sheep, Nature 204, p. 555-559
From textiles to sheep: Investigating wool fibre development in pre-Roman Italy using scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
(2012) From textiles to sheep: Investigating wool fibre development in pre-Roman Italy using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Journal of Archaeological Science 39(12), p. 3643-3661, Elsevier, url, doi:10.1016/j.jas.2012.06.021
Sheep wool in Bronze Age and Iron Age Europe
(2013) Sheep wool in Bronze Age and Iron Age Europe, Journal of Archaeological Science 40(2), p. 1224-1241, Elsevier Ltd, url, doi:10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.030
The Evolution of the Fleece
(1987) The Evolution of the Fleece, Scientific American 256, p. 112-119
The Textile Revolution. Research into the Origin and Spread of Wool Production between the Near East and Central Europe
(2016) The Textile Revolution. Research into the Origin and Spread of Wool Production between the Near East and Central Europe, eTopoi : Journal for Ancient Studies 6, p. 102-151, url
Untangling Wool: Fibre preparation for woollen threads in Dutch Early Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age
(2016) Untangling Wool: Fibre preparation for woollen threads in Dutch Early Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age, p. 112 pp.
Flax & Other Bast Fibers
30,000 Years Old Wild Flax Fibers - Brevia
(2009) 30,000 Years Old Wild Flax Fibers - Brevia, Science 325(5946), p. 1359, doi:10.1126/science.1175404
A Review Paper on Textile Fiber Identification
(2017) A Review Paper on Textile Fiber Identification, IOSR Journal of Polymer and Textile Engineering 04(02), p. 14-20, doi:10.9790/019x-04021420
A procedure for identifying textile bast fibres using microscopy: Flax, nettle/ramie, hemp and jute
(2010) A procedure for identifying textile bast fibres using microscopy: Flax, nettle/ramie, hemp and jute, Ultramicroscopy 110(9), p. 1192-1197, Elsevier, url, doi:10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.04.014
A review of bast fibres and their composites. Part 2 - Composites
(2010) A review of bast fibres and their composites. Part 2 - Composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 41(10), p. 1336-1344, Elsevier Ltd, url, doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.05.020
Application of fungal complexes to improve flax dew-retting.
(2009) Application of fungal complexes to improve flax dew-retting., Vagos 83(83), p. 63-71, url
Assessment of biological remains from excavations at a site to the rear of 26 Market Place, Bedale, North Yorkshire (site code: BED03)
(2004) Assessment of biological remains from excavations at a site to the rear of 26 Market Place, Bedale, North Yorkshire (site code: BED03), Palaeoecology Research Services: PRS 11(March)
Between flax and fabric: Cultivation and processing of flax in a mediaeval peat reclamation settlement near midwoud (Prov. Noord Holland)
(1988) Between flax and fabric: Cultivation and processing of flax in a mediaeval peat reclamation settlement near midwoud (Prov. Noord Holland), Journal of Archaeological Science 15(3), p. 237-251, doi:10.1016/0305-4403(88)90065-9
Comment on "30,000-year-old wild flax fibers"
(2010) Comment on "30,000-year-old wild flax fibers", Science 328(5986), p. 1-3, doi:10.1126/science.1186345
Cultivation and processing of Linum usitatissimum and Camelina sativa in southern Scandinavia during the Roman Iron Age
(2013) Cultivation and processing of Linum usitatissimum and Camelina sativa in southern Scandinavia during the Roman Iron Age, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 22(6), p. 509-520, url, doi:10.1007/s00334-013-0413-3
Direct evidence of Neanderthal fibre technology and its cognitive and behavioral implications
(2020) Direct evidence of Neanderthal fibre technology and its cognitive and behavioral implications, Scientific Reports 10(1), p. 2-10, doi:10.1038/s41598-020-61839-w
Egyptian textiles and their production: ‘word’ and ‘object’
(2020) Egyptian textiles and their production: ‘word’ and ‘object’, p. 12 papers, 154 pages, Lincoln, Nebraska: Zea Books: Zea E-Books Collection. 86., url
Evidence for linseed cultivation before 6000 bc
(1975) Evidence for linseed cultivation before 6000 bc, Journal of Archaeological Science 2(3), p. 215-219, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-4403(75)90059-X
Evidence of the domestication history of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) from genetic diversity of the sad2 locus
(2005) Evidence of the domestication history of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) from genetic diversity of the sad2 locus, Theoretical and Applied Genetics 112(1), p. 58-65, url, doi:10.1007/s00122-005-0103-3
Evolution of the ultrastructure and polysaccharide composition of flax fibres over time: When history meets science
(2022) Evolution of the ultrastructure and polysaccharide composition of flax fibres over time: When history meets science, Carbohydrate Polymers 291(January), p. 119584, doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119584
Factors of selection and quality of wood used for woodcraft in medieval Polish strongholds and early urban centres
(2018) Factors of selection and quality of wood used for woodcraft in medieval Polish strongholds and early urban centres, Acta Palaeobotanica 58(2), p. 231-287, doi:10.2478/acpa-2018-0013
Fascinating Fullonum
(1994) Fascinating Fullonum, Circaea, The Journal of the Association for Environmental Archaeology 11(1), p. 23-31
Fibres of Linum (flax), Gossypium (cotton) and animal wool as non-pollen palynomorphs in the late Bronze Age burials of Saphar-Kharaba, southern Georgia
(2010) Fibres of Linum (flax), Gossypium (cotton) and animal wool as non-pollen palynomorphs in the late Bronze Age burials of Saphar-Kharaba, southern Georgia, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 19(5), p. 479-494, doi:10.1007/s00334-010-0270-2
Flachsanbau und Textil- herstellung in neolithischen Feuchtbodensiedlungen Südwestdeutschlands [Flax Cultivation and Textile Production in Neolithic Wetland Settlements in South-West Germany]
(2013) Flachsanbau und Textil- herstellung in neolithischen Feuchtbodensiedlungen Südwestdeutschlands [Flax Cultivation and Textile Production in Neolithic Wetland Settlements in South-West Germany], NESAT XI: The North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles XI, 10-13 May 2011 in Esslingen am Neckar, Johanna Banck-Burgess, Carla Nübold (ed.), p. Poster session 15, Rahden, Westfalen: VML, Verlag Marie Leidorf
Flax Fibre Extraction Techniques in the Late Middle Ages
(2020) Flax Fibre Extraction Techniques in the Late Middle Ages, EXARC Journal 2020(2), p. 1-11, url
Flax Growing in late antique Egypt: evidence from the Aphrodito papyri
(2020) Flax Growing in late antique Egypt: evidence from the Aphrodito papyri, Egyptian textiles and their production: ‘word’ and ‘object’ (Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods), Maria Mossakowska-Gaubert (ed.), p. 107-115, Lincoln, NE: Zea Books, url
Flax and Linen Terminology in Talmudic Literature
(2017) Flax and Linen Terminology in Talmudic Literature, Textile Terminologies from the Orient to the Mediterranean and Europe, 1000 BC to 1000 AD, Salvatore Gaspa, Cécile Michel, Marie-Louise Nosch (ed.), p. 122-152, Lincoln, NE: Zea Books, doi:10.13014/k2vm49f3
Flax cultivation and textile production in Neolithic wetland settlements on Lake Constance and in Upper Swabia (south-west Germany)
(2011) Flax cultivation and textile production in Neolithic wetland settlements on Lake Constance and in Upper Swabia (south-west Germany), Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 20(6), p. 567-578, url, doi:10.1007/s00334-011-0300-8
Flax fibre : Innovation and Change in the Early Neolithic A Technological and Material Perspective
(2014) Flax fibre : Innovation and Change in the Early Neolithic A Technological and Material Perspective, Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings, p. 1-10, url
Flax for oil or fibre? Morphometric analysis of flax seeds and new aspects of flax cultivation in Late Neolithic wetland settlements in southwest Germany
(2011) Flax for oil or fibre? Morphometric analysis of flax seeds and new aspects of flax cultivation in Late Neolithic wetland settlements in southwest Germany, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 20(6), p. 527-533, doi:10.1007/s00334-011-0289-z
Flax in Croatia: Traditional production methods, the use and care of linen in folk costumes and implications for museum conservation
(2011) Flax in Croatia: Traditional production methods, the use and care of linen in folk costumes and implications for museum conservation, Textile History 42(2), p. 239-260, doi:10.1179/174329511X13123634653983
Flax in Sweden: The archaeobotanical, archaeological and historical evidence
(2011) Flax in Sweden: The archaeobotanical, archaeological and historical evidence, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 20(6), p. 509-515, doi:10.1007/s00334-011-0325-z
Flax latitudinal adaptation at LuTFL1 altered architecture and promoted fiber production
(2018) Flax latitudinal adaptation at LuTFL1 altered architecture and promoted fiber production, Scientific Reports 9(1), p. 1-12, Nature Publishing Group, doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37086-5
Flax look-alikes: Pitfalls of ancient plant fibre identification
(2014) Flax look-alikes: Pitfalls of ancient plant fibre identification, Archaeometry 56(6), p. 951-960, doi:10.1111/arcm.12054
Flax processing in the Neolithic and Bronze Age pile-dwelling settlements of eastern Switzerland
(2011) Flax processing in the Neolithic and Bronze Age pile-dwelling settlements of eastern Switzerland, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 20(6), p. 535-542, doi:10.1007/s00334-011-0286-2
Flax seeds from Neolithic and Bronze Age pile-dwelling sites in Europe
(2022) Flax seeds from Neolithic and Bronze Age pile-dwelling sites in Europe, Prahistorische Zeitschrift 97(1), p. 90-109, url, doi:10.1515/pz-2022-2036
Flax-growing in Orkney from the Norse period to the 18h century
(1987) Flax-growing in Orkney from the Norse period to the 18h century, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 117, p. 175-81
From Flax to Linen: Experiments with flax at Ribe Viking Centre
(2011) From Flax to Linen: Experiments with flax at Ribe Viking Centre, Bo Ejstrud (ed.), p. 1-86, Esbjerg: Ribe Viking Centre & University of Southern Denmark, pdf
Genetic diversity of cultivated flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and its wild progenitor pale flax (Linum bienne Mill.) as revealed by ISSR markers
(2010) Genetic diversity of cultivated flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and its wild progenitor pale flax (Linum bienne Mill.) as revealed by ISSR markers, Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 57(7), p. 1109-1119, pdf, doi:10.1007/s10722-010-9551-y
Geographic Patterns of RAPD Variation in Cultivated Flax
(2005) Geographic Patterns of RAPD Variation in Cultivated Flax, Crop Science 45(3), p. 1084-1091, url
Growing and Hand Processing Fibre Flax and Hemp for Hand Papermaking
(2008) Growing and Hand Processing Fibre Flax and Hemp for Hand Papermaking, 2008 International Conference on Flax and Other Bast Plants, p. 150-158
History, manufacture and properties of lime bast cordage in northern Europe
(2005) History, manufacture and properties of lime bast cordage in northern Europe, Forestry 78(1), p. 65-71, url, doi:10.1093/forestry/cpi006
Identification and retting efficiencies of fungi isolated from dew-retted flax in the United States and Europe.
(1997) Identification and retting efficiencies of fungi isolated from dew-retted flax in the United States and Europe., Appied and Environmental Microbiology 63(10), p. 3950-3956, pdf
Identifying Late Iron Age textile plant fibre materials with microscopy and X-ray methods — a study on finds from Ravattula Ristimäki (Kaarina, Finland)
(2022) Identifying Late Iron Age textile plant fibre materials with microscopy and X-ray methods — a study on finds from Ravattula Ristimäki (Kaarina, Finland), Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 14(3), p. 1-16, doi:10.1007/s12520-022-01507-4
(2022) Identifying Late Iron Age textile plant fibre materials with microscopy and X-ray methods — a study on finds from Ravattula Ristimäki (Kaarina, Finland), Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 14(3), doi:10.1007/s12520-022-01507-4
Identifying plant fibres in cultural heritage with optical and electron microscopy: how to present results and avoid pitfalls
(2024) Identifying plant fibres in cultural heritage with optical and electron microscopy: how to present results and avoid pitfalls, Heritage Science 12(1), p. 1-14, Springer International Publishing, url, doi:10.1186/s40494-023-01122-z
International Trade and the Medieval Egyptian Countryside
(1999) International Trade and the Medieval Egyptian Countryside, Proceedings of the British Academy: "Agriculture in Egypt: From Pharaonic to Modern Times" 96, A. K. Bowman, E. L. Rogan (ed.), p. 267-285, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pdf
Is Cross‐Section Shape a Distinct Feature in Plant Fibre Identification?
(2021) Is Cross‐Section Shape a Distinct Feature in Plant Fibre Identification?, Archaeometry 63(1), p. 216-226, url, doi:10.1111/arcm.12604
Lessons on textile history and fibre durability from a 4,000-year-old Egyptian flax yarn
(2021) Lessons on textile history and fibre durability from a 4,000-year-old Egyptian flax yarn, Nature Plants 7, p. 1200–1206, url, doi:https://doi-org.wrs.idm.oclc.org/10.1038/s41477-021-00998-8
Lime Bast Winning: Know-how, Labour Input and Quantity Needed for the Production of Two Selected Neolithic Finds
(2022) Lime Bast Winning: Know-how, Labour Input and Quantity Needed for the Production of Two Selected Neolithic Finds, Ancient Textile Production from an Interdisciplinary Perspective: Humanities and Natural Sciences Interwoven for our Understanding of Textiles, Agata Ulanowska, Karina Grömer, Ina Vanden Berghe, Magdalena Öhrman (ed.), p. 187-196, Cham, Switzerland: Springer
Linen Textiles and Flax in Classical Greece: Provenance and Trade
(2014) Linen Textiles and Flax in Classical Greece: Provenance and Trade, Textile Trade and Distribution in Antiquity, Kerstin Droß-Krüpe (ed.), p. 17-42, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag
Linen in Ancient Egypt
(2014) Linen in Ancient Egypt, Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists/مجلة الإتحاد العام للآثاریین العرب 15(2), p. 1-22, pdf
Looms for Linen
(1994) Looms for Linen, Laborativ Arkeologi 7, p. 75-77
Material Choices for Fibre in the Neolithic: an Approach Through the Measurement of Mechanical Properties
(2017) Material Choices for Fibre in the Neolithic: an Approach Through the Measurement of Mechanical Properties, Archaeometry 59(3), p. 574-591, url, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12267
Microbiology of Flax Retting
(1922) Microbiology of Flax Retting, Botanical Gazette 74(2), p. 174-185, url, doi:10.1086/333072
Nettle as a distinct Bronze Age textile plant
(2012) Nettle as a distinct Bronze Age textile plant, Scientific Reports 2(664), p. 1-4, doi:10.1038/srep00664
North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles X
(2010) North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles X, Archeologické rozhledy 48(3), p. 523, url
Notes on the Evolution and History of Linum
(1959) Notes on the Evolution and History of Linum, KUML 1959, p. 103-129, url
Novel Insight into the Intricate Shape of Flax Fibre Lumen
(2021) Novel Insight into the Intricate Shape of Flax Fibre Lumen, Fibers 9(4), p. 1-17, url, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/fib9040024
Oil-rich seeds from prehistoric contexts in southern Scandinavia – reflections on archaeobotanical records of flax, hemp, gold of pleasure, and corn spurrey
(2012) Oil-rich seeds from prehistoric contexts in southern Scandinavia – reflections on archaeobotanical records of flax, hemp, gold of pleasure, and corn spurrey, Acta Palaeobotanica 52(1), p. 17-24, url
Paleoethnobotanical Report -- Çayönü 1972
(1976) Paleoethnobotanical Report -- Çayönü 1972, Economic Botany 30(3), p. 219-225, pdf
Perished Material - Vanished People Understanding variation in Upper Palaeolithic / Mesolithic Textile Technologies
(2014) Perished Material - Vanished People Understanding variation in Upper Palaeolithic / Mesolithic Textile Technologies, p. 42 p.
Pile dwelling villages of northern Italy
(2014) Pile dwelling villages of northern Italy, Archaeology of Lake Settlements IV-II Mill. BC: Chronology of Cultures, Environment and Palaeoclimatic Rhythms, p. 311-313, 316, Saint-Petersburg, Russia: The State Hermitage Museum, and the Russian Academy of Sciences, url
Plant economy at a late Neolithic lake dwelling site in Slovenia at the time of the Alpine Iceman
(2011) Plant economy at a late Neolithic lake dwelling site in Slovenia at the time of the Alpine Iceman, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 20(3), p. 207-222, url, doi:10.1007/s00334-010-0280-0
Plant economy of the northern Alpine lake dwellings - 3500-2400 cal. BC
(2006) Plant economy of the northern Alpine lake dwellings - 3500-2400 cal. BC, Environmental Archaeology 11(1), p. 65-85, url, doi:10.1179/174963106x97061
Population-based resequencing revealed an ancestral winter group of cultivated flax: Implication for flax domestication processes
(2012) Population-based resequencing revealed an ancestral winter group of cultivated flax: Implication for flax domestication processes, Ecology and Evolution 2(3), p. 622-635, pdf, doi:10.1002/ece3.101
Prehistoric string theory. How twisted fibres helped to shape the world
(2008) Prehistoric string theory. How twisted fibres helped to shape the world, Antiquity 82(316), p. 271-280, doi:10.1017/S0003598X00096794
Rapid identification of bast fibers in ancient handmade papers based on improved characterization of lignin monomers by Py-GCxGC/MS
(2023) Rapid identification of bast fibers in ancient handmade papers based on improved characterization of lignin monomers by Py-GCxGC/MS, Cellulose 30(1), p. 575-590, doi:10.1007/s10570-022-04924-9
Rapport: Identification des fibres
(2006) Rapport: Identification des fibres, p. 1-13
Retting pits for textile fibre plants at Danish prehistoric sites dated between 800 B.C. and A.D. 1050
(2011) Retting pits for textile fibre plants at Danish prehistoric sites dated between 800 B.C. and A.D. 1050, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 20(6), p. 517–526, doi:10.1007/s00334-011-0324-0
Seeking Nettle Textiles – Utilizing a Combination of Microscopic Methods for Fibre Identification
(2018) Seeking Nettle Textiles – Utilizing a Combination of Microscopic Methods for Fibre Identification, Studies in Conservation 63(7), p. 412-422, Taylor and Francis Ltd., url, doi:10.1080/00393630.2017.1410956
Some Evidence for 12th- and 13th-Century Linen and Woollen Textile Processing
(1989) Some Evidence for 12th- and 13th-Century Linen and Woollen Textile Processing, Medieval Archaeology 33, p. 38-52
Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 2-1 Spinning Flax, 2006
(2006) Technical Report Experimental Archaeology Part 2-1 Spinning Flax, 2006, p. 18 pp.
Textile Extensification, Alienation, and Social Stratification in Ancient Mesopotamia
(1997) Textile Extensification, Alienation, and Social Stratification in Ancient Mesopotamia, Current Anthropology 38(4), p. 517-535, url
Textile Production Tools From Viking Age Graves in Gotland, Sweden
(2015) Textile Production Tools From Viking Age Graves in Gotland, Sweden, p. xii + 120 pp., url
Textile production and clothing.
(2003) Textile production and clothing., Technology and tools in ancient Egypt. University College London, url
Textiles, basketry and cordage from the Early Neolithic settlement of La Marmotta, Lazio
(2023) Textiles, basketry and cordage from the Early Neolithic settlement of La Marmotta, Lazio, Antiquity 97(July 2021), p. 1-17, doi:10.15184/aqy.2023.21
The Genetic Landscape of Fiber Flax
(2021) The Genetic Landscape of Fiber Flax, Frontiers in Plant Science 12(December), p. 1-14, doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.764612
The Joint Prehistoric Project
(1992) The Joint Prehistoric Project, Oriental Institute Annual Report, p. 40-43, pdf
The Neolithic Southwest Asian founder crops their biology and archaeobotany
(2011) The Neolithic Southwest Asian founder crops their biology and archaeobotany, Current Anthropology 52(SUPPL. 4), p. S237-S254, doi:10.1086/658367
The first plant bast fibre technology: identifying splicing in archaeological textiles
(2019) The first plant bast fibre technology: identifying splicing in archaeological textiles, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 11(5), p. 2329-2346, url, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-018-0677-8
The use of local fibres for textiles at Neolithic Çatalhöyük
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