Todd 🌈🧸Nov 28, 2024
Nina Willburger

The condition of fabrics from pile dwelling and wetland settlements is amazing. This charred ball of thread was found at the site of Marin-Epagnier/Préfargier. It was made of hemp or lime fibres, and dates about 3900 to 3300 BC. The thread measures a total of about 10 m in length.

Photo: Laténium

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Nov 28, 2024 at 8:08amWeb
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@ninawillburger
I have a ball of thread just like that in my junk drawer. I wonder if it will also still be unused in five thousand years?
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Am curious as to what lime fibre is - searching online only seems to turn up fibres for building works - cement lime.
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@ninawillburger when you say lime do you mean from linden trees?
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@ninawillburger

Some poor woman 5000 years ago spent some time looking for her missing ball of yarn.