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World’s Oldest Pants – 3000 years old: woven in wool
I came across this article in arstechnicha (https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/the-worlds-oldest-pants-are-a-3000-year-old-engineering-marvel/) about how archeologists went beyond their discipline and sought the help of an expert weaver to “unravel the design secrets behind the world’s oldest pants.” They were woven combining 4 weaving techniques including twill. Of course this led me to search a little more and I found this video: maybe some of you have seen it. It is so well done that I don’t think you’ll mind its length of 45 minutes. Enjoy
https://aeon.co/videos/unravelling-the-surprisingly-epic-story-of-the-worlds-oldest-pair-of-trousers
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Wow, how cool is that? Only got halfway through before I had to run out the door but will get back at it soon.
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I’m glad that you are enjoying it.
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Thank you Charlene, this was amazing!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. I’ve watched it three times; I’m very interested in the origin of textiles. The pants may be 3,000 years old, but how old is the weaving knowledge?
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This is a marvelous video and I will pass the link on to a number of friends who have interests in recreating indigenous clothing found in museums. And to others interested in fashion textiles. Thanks so much for sharing this video.
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So glad you liked the video and are able to share it with friends who might find it helpful in their pursuit of recreating indigenous clothing. That’s exciting.
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I love the story of these pants. I do find it funny when the researchers are stunned at how ingenious people used to be… they used to have this knowledge.. they used to weave…they used to spin…
When do we tell them we still do all that?
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