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Ireland: Metalwork
ANTIQUITIES FROM THE RIVER BLACKWATER IV, EARLY MEDIEVAL NON-FERROUS METALWORK Bourke, Cormac https://www.jstor.org/stable...
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Apr 3, 20231 min read


Coptic Textiles
A Study on the Characteristics of the Designs on Coptic Textiles of Ancient Egypt https://doi.org/10.12940/jfb.2011.15.3.112 ...
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Mar 13, 20232 min read


Merovingian: Archaeological Finds
"Byzantine' and 'oriental' imports in the Merovingian Empire from the second half of the fifth to the beginning of the eighth century"...
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Mar 5, 20231 min read


Medieval Zodiac Constellations
This collection of medieval artistic interpretations of zodiac constellations includes 8 cultures from 11th to15th centuries. In order...
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Feb 22, 20237 min read


Merovingian Textiles
Agriculture, food and environment during Merovingian times: plant remains from three early medieval sites in northwestern Switzerland ...
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Feb 13, 20231 min read


Archaeological Finds: Wales
An Early-medieval Monastic Cemetery at Llandough, Glamorgan: Excavations in 1994 https://doi.org/10.1179/007660905x54044 ...
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Feb 6, 20231 min read


Poland: Archaeological Finds
A Rare Fragment of Medieval Jewellery University of Bergen Https://bora.uib.no/bora-xmlui/handle/11250/2996257 A Unique Early Medieval...
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Jan 30, 20232 min read


Native American: Mississippian Textiles
A Comparative Collection for the Study of Fibres Used in Prehistoric Textiles from Eastern North America Jakes, Kathryn A. and...
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Jan 22, 20231 min read


Poland: Textiles
Bone and Antler Artefacts from Pobiel, 10, Lower Silesia, Poland. Are they really Mesolithic pdf ...
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Jan 15, 20231 min read


Roman Weapons - Images
Click on the links for more information. c. 15. Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz. Iron sword and tinned and gilded bronze scabbard (sheath)....
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Jan 9, 20233 min read


Central Asia: Archaeological Finds
Thank you to Lady Sechen Tartar-un for sharing her sources! A Mongolian Era Female Headdress from the Upper Ob Basin...
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Jan 1, 20232 min read


Roman Britain: Archaeological Finds
A Chronology of Romano-British Bone Pins Crummy, Nina https://doi.org/10.2307/526051 A Dark-Age Settlement at Mawgan Porth,...
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Dec 26, 20222 min read


Medieval France: Textiles
A NOTE ON FEMALE CLOTHING IN 5TH-CENTURY SOUTHERN GAUL Gil, Joan Pinar pdf Almería Silk and the French Feudal...
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Dec 18, 20222 min read


Roman Armor (objects)
Undated. Romano-British. Richmond upon Thames: Kew. Bronze helmet cheekpiece. Museum number 1910,1007.1. https://www.britishmuseum.org/co...
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Nov 27, 20225 min read


Tang Dynasty: Archaeological Finds
A Brief Report of the Excavation of Kang Wentong’s Tomb, Tang Dynasty https://doi.org/10.1515/CHAR.2006.6.1.105 Xi’an Institute of...
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Nov 20, 20221 min read


Tang Dynasty Textiles
A Study on the Cultural Exchange of the Weaving Skills and Patterns Witnessed in Geum-textiles between East and West from Ancient Times...
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Nov 14, 20223 min read


Roman Era Egyptian Textiles
Click on the links to see more images and info at the museums' websites. *In putting together this post I noticed several weaving terms...
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Sep 5, 202213 min read


Viking Textiles: Norway
Dyes and Wools in Iron Age Textiles from Norway and Denmark Walton, Penelope https://doi.org/10.1080/0108464X.1988.1059...
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Aug 28, 20221 min read


Heian Era Japan: Textiles
A Study of the Clothes Phenomenon of the Heian Period of Japan https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO201023659447411.page ...
vashtisca
Aug 21, 20221 min read


Late Imperial Roman Glass Beads (images)
3rd - 4th Century. Gotland, Sweden. Glass bead of a glodular shape is made in a millefiori technique. The colours alternate from yellow...
vashtisca
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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