Groundstone Indications from the Southern Levant for a 7th Millennium BCE Upright Mat Loom

The southern Levant features a long-established matting tradition: soumak (weft wrapping) and also weft twined matting from the 10th millennium BC, and coiled matting from the 8th millennium BCE. The Chalcolithic period, 5th millennium BCE, attests to the introduction of plain plait, twill, sewn thr...

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Autor principal:	Janet Levy
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Publicado:	EXARC 2020
Materias:	loom chalcolithic israel weaving jordan rope methods and techniques palestine syria Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8a9bd848bdd54914ac9249e65482da412021-12-01T14:42:35ZGroundstone Indications from the Southern Levant for a 7th Millennium BCE Upright Mat Loom2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/8a9bd848bdd54914ac9249e65482da412020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10537https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956The southern Levant features a long-established matting tradition: soumak (weft wrapping) and also weft twined matting from the 10th millennium BC, and coiled matting from the 8th millennium BCE. The Chalcolithic period, 5th millennium BCE, attests to the introduction of plain plait, twill, sewn through techniques and also the use of the horizontal ground mat loom. Ellipsoid pebbles with opposed notches (groundstone) have been recovered from several sites from various periods. Such artifacts are generally identified as fish net sinkers. We offer an alternative interpretation. We argue that the pebbles were used in the manufacture of papyrus (paper reed) or reed matting on an upright mat loom using the warp twining technique. The technique is known ethnographically from Israel to Japan.Janet LevyEXARCarticleloomchalcolithicisraelweavingjordanropemethods and techniquespalestinesyriaMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2020/4 (2020)
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description	The southern Levant features a long-established matting tradition: soumak (weft wrapping) and also weft twined matting from the 10th millennium BC, and coiled matting from the 8th millennium BCE. The Chalcolithic period, 5th millennium BCE, attests to the introduction of plain plait, twill, sewn through techniques and also the use of the horizontal ground mat loom. Ellipsoid pebbles with opposed notches (groundstone) have been recovered from several sites from various periods. Such artifacts are generally identified as fish net sinkers. We offer an alternative interpretation. We argue that the pebbles were used in the manufacture of papyrus (paper reed) or reed matting on an upright mat loom using the warp twining technique. The technique is known ethnographically from Israel to Japan.
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title	Groundstone Indications from the Southern Levant for a 7th Millennium BCE Upright Mat Loom
title_short	Groundstone Indications from the Southern Levant for a 7th Millennium BCE Upright Mat Loom
title_full	Groundstone Indications from the Southern Levant for a 7th Millennium BCE Upright Mat Loom
title_fullStr	Groundstone Indications from the Southern Levant for a 7th Millennium BCE Upright Mat Loom
title_full_unstemmed	Groundstone Indications from the Southern Levant for a 7th Millennium BCE Upright Mat Loom
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Groundstone Indications from the Southern Levant for a 7th Millennium BCE Upright Mat Loom

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