Archaeology Research

Textile Origins Research Forum

The Textile Origins Research Forum brings together student and staff researchers at the University of Glasgow investigating archaeological textiles, fibre and string. These important materials contributed significantly to the development of humanity, yet due to their perishable nature archaeological fibre-based products are especially challenging to investigate. Through a range of approaches, archaeologists are able to address the evolution of techniques, technologies of production, societal context, nature of materials, and role of products, whether in dress, seafaring, tool use or trade. The time span of interest ranges from the Palaeolithic to early Medieval, focusing largely on Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa. The aim of the forum is to meet and share knowledge on the practical, artistic, theoretical, and scientific aspects of how to understanding these early materials.

Contact: Dr Susanna Harris, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology

All meeting at 2.30-3.30pm in the Molema Building (please contact Susanna for exact location)

	Semester 2, 2024	Session Leader	Description
1	31 January	Mina Nikolovieni	Neolithic Aegean learning session/dress theory workshop
2	7 February	Nysa Loudon, Bushra Bibi	Cordage/twisting session, making session fibres supplied by Nysa and Susanna
3	14 February	Susanna Harris	Bronze Age Twining, making session Fibres supplied by Nysa and Susanna
4	21 February	Maria Elena Bertoli, Mina Nikolovieni	Experimental warp-weighted loom, provisional set-up
5	28 February	Celia Elliott-Minty	How do we diagram/present our interpretation and findings of textile artefacts?
6	6 March	Nysa Loudon (with Paul Garside)	Microscopy of plant fibres and materials for use in prehistoric textiles and cordage, intro to the  Kelvin Centre for Conservation and Cultural Heritage Research
7	13 March	Maria Elena Bertoli, Mina Nikolovieni	Making loom weights
8	20 March	Susanna Harris	Show & Tell research session

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First published: 12 February 2024