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Textile archaeologists use ancient tools to weave a tapestry of the past

From clay artifacts, scientists learn how fabrics were made long ago

vase depicting women weaving

Ancient art depicting female textile workers, as on this Greek oil flask from about 550 B.C., supports the idea that spinning and weaving were primarily women’s work.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

By Amber Dance

- More than 2 years ago

Norse sails loomed off the shores of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, along the northeastern coast of Great Britain, on June 8, 793.