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Towards Methodological Principles for Experience Textile Archaeology. Experimental Approach to the Aegean Bronze Age Textile Techniques in the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw

Agata Ulanowska orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-4946-2711 ; Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland


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Abstract

Experimental archaeology is commonly employed in the research on textiles and textile production in prehistory, in order to explain the operational aspects of textile manufacturing and the functionality of textile tools, to investigate fabric wear and decomposition processes, and to reconstruct ancient textiles and costumes. ‘Experience textile archaeology’ is a term which describes tests and trials of experiential character performed by actors who are not skilled craftspeople in order to get them acquainted with textile production techniques through practice. Although the importance of experience archaeology as a pedagogical tool has already been acknowledged, the experience approach rarely generates analogies that could be further exploited in the academic discourse. However, in the author’s opinion, experiential tests and trials, if well scheduled, documented and conducted over a longer period of time, may also contribute to improving the knowledge of textile craft of societies of the past. The methodological principles henceforth suggested for experience activities have been introduced by the author and concern tests conducted with students of archaeology at the University of Warsaw.

Keywords

Experimental textile archaeology; experience textile archaeology; textile tools; textile production; textile techniques of Bronze Age Greece; archaeology of Bronze Age Greece

Hrčak ID:

171072

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/171072

Publication date:

21.12.2016.

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