Weaving

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Plentiful finds of loom weights, as well as spindles, sometimes decorated with dot-patterns, carding combs made of antler, bone needles and even strips of woven material are all evidence of this activity. The cloth was woven from pure linen thread, the width of the weft varying considerably, and was found in strips, in superimposed squares (perhaps for patchworks) and in rolls, one of which could only have been a girdle. The most interesting aspect of this find - which may well be unique - is that the outer warps, into which the weft is woven, form a continuous unbroken thread, presupposing the use of small loom. Although there is no proof that it was the case, it is perfectly reasonable to suppose that the cloth was coloured with vegetable dyes, as is the case with the oldest surviving textiles. It is worth adding that the absence of any woollen stuffs is due to the rapidity with which they deteriorate.