Early Medieval Looms in Poland in the Light of Archaeological Finds
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to present types of looms used in Poland in the Early Middle Ages in the light of archaeological finds. The basis for the source form parts of looms like loom weights and weaving tools. The authors present evidence discovered during excavations, beginning with the vertical warp-weighted loom through the horizontal pit loom to the foot loom. As established, the archaeological evidence discovered so far does not include construction fragments of other types of looms. Unfortunately, parts of looms are extremely rarely discovered. To obtain a more complete picture of looms functioning in the present-day Polish territory, the evidence is additionally extended by analogies from European territories, as well as iconography
Authors: Łukasz Antosik, Joanna Słomska
Institution: Polish Academy of Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2907321145