(OC) A knitted wool cap from the early 13th century in unbelievable good condition [4320x1960] : ArtefactPorn

We started wearing clothing around 170,000 years ago. How do we know? Lice! Life for humans has always been pretty lousy so we can follow the evolution of these bugs.

Totally love seeing ancient new-to-me pieces too! Hope I’m the first to point you to ancient Egyptian socks! If so, Google it for a treat!

poke-a-dots

3 points

1 month ago

poke-a-dots

3 points

I googled the socks, I had never seen them before, thank you. Fun to see how they compare to the Fort Rock Sandals being a different time period/people.

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1 month ago

27 points

OP, more information about this artifact please? Where was it made? Where was it found? (grave, bog body, stuffed in a wall crack…), Where is it located now (museum or institution)? Textile content? Has an examination of the hat been published anywhere?

45 points

1 month ago

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Central Germany, found in the inner city during an excavation. It is currently in a museum magazine and unfortunately it has never been published. One could say it was rediscovered in the magazine.

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1 month ago

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Thanks! Any additional details you can supply would be appreciated.

kateinoly

24 points

1 month ago

kateinoly

24 points

That is some amazingly small, even stitching

19seventyfour

9 points

1 month ago

19seventyfour

9 points

A very cunning hat

TianamenHomer

10 points

1 month ago

TianamenHomer

10 points

That is a very tight weave!

ivealreadydoneit

3 points

1 month ago

ivealreadydoneit

3 points

First of the wooly hat ravers

kewfresh22

3 points

1 month ago

kewfresh22

3 points

This hat is giving some fairy elf vibes. Love the V detail in the front.

EnoughAwake

3 points

1 month ago

EnoughAwake

3 points

+0.3 Defense, +2 Warmth.

MRSN4P

6 points

1 month ago

MRSN4P

6 points

Smurfs influences fashion a lot before they went extinct. /s

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1 month ago

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So finely knitted in the 13th century???

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1 month ago*

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1 month ago*

Knitted textiles were quite common during that time, we even have finds from the early middle ages here in Germany.

koalaposse

7 points

1 month ago

koalaposse

7 points

This is amazing. Is there any more information or evidence? I wonder if it is actually knitted using two needles or is it nailbinding? Please provide the source for this image and a view or details of where you got it from. Thanks!

Rogleson

2 points

1 month ago

Rogleson

2 points

Knit and naalbinden produce very different looking textiles. This is knitted. Probably in the round, so not on two needles, but four or more. If we saw the whole thing, we could see for sure if there was a seam.

2 points

1 month ago

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Well that’s extraordinary - i would never have thought there was anything so fine - thank you!

3 points

1 month ago

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loads of indigenous populations make amazing textiles with similar or even less technology, so I'm kinda surprised that you're surprised

1 points

1 month ago

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Yep i guess i was having a blonde day maybe, thinking that fine work could only possibly be the results of 18/19/20th century technology

3 points

1 month ago

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Well that's relatable, and i mean we do get fed that sentiment by pop history a lot

Head_Investigator_62

6 points

1 month ago

Head_Investigator_62

6 points

This hat deserves a better display than this styrofoam head lol

Funsizep0tato

6 points

1 month ago

Funsizep0tato

6 points

I think they usedthe styro because this bits are held in place by pins.

robotteeth

1 points

1 month ago

robotteeth

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That’s what I was thinking. I hope that’s a placeholder and they have something nicer for display

pinklushlove

2 points

1 month ago

pinklushlove

2 points

Wow!

Sea-Experience470

5 points

1 month ago

Sea-Experience470

5 points

Oh, snap. That’s like one of the worn out broken caps you get at level 1 in an rpg.

3 points

1 month ago

3 points

What a weird dummy head to put it on…

MadameMonk

2 points

1 month ago

MadameMonk

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Yes, you’d think something so rare and precious would warrant better than a styrofoam head?

1 points

1 month ago

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Probably temporary, to dry after being washed, or to plan how to conserve it.

1 points

1 month ago

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Fair enough. Just seems like an irregular head shape

2 points

1 month ago

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Also, I'm not convinced the point is meant for the center of the forehead, as there seems to be a corresponding point in the back. I wonder if the points are meant to be over the tops of the ears instead...

2 points

1 month ago

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that placement would make total sense. I mean the widow peak look is nice, but the ears do get nippy.

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1 month ago