extile archaeology – experience archaeology introduction to textile technology in past societies 3101-DFTEKST
The course aims at introduction to textile archaeology and textile
technology in which traditional academic lectures are combined with experience archaeology
and hands-on learning by Do It Yourself (DIY) activities. Its participants will practise several
textile techniques gaining some tacit and kinaesthetic knowledge of textile technology. The
participants will learn about the concept of the chaîne opératoire as a methodological
framework for textile research. They will learn about its consecutive sequences from
cultivation of vegetable fibres and breeding woolly animals, through fibre processing,
spinning, dying, felting, weaving and finally finishing textiles and cloths – decorating, sewing
and tailoring. They will learn what information may be revealed from archaeological textiles
and textile tools using macroscopic and microscopic analyses. They will familiarise with the
basic textile terminology. They will acquire basic skills in microscopy of textiles and textile
tools using Dino-Lite microscopes.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Students will broaden their knowledge of textile archaeology,
experimental archaeology and documentation techniques. They will acquire some tacit
knowledge of textile technology which, in turn, allows them personal evaluation of individual
textile tasks. They will learn the appropriate terminology to describe textiles, textile
technology, techniques and tools. They will develop their evaluation and critical observation
skills and skill of cooperation. Their hands-on experience and observations will contribute to
textile experimental archaeology research.
Assessment criteria
Students’ participation in the course is obligatory (no more than 2 absences are acceptable).
Students are expected to DIY a piece of textile and to document their work using the provided
documentation card system. The documentation cards should be submitted for evaluation.
There is a test at the end of the course. Additionally, volunteers are welcome to present papers
on chosen aspects of textile archaeology.
Bibliography
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BARBER, E. (1991) Prehistoric Textiles: The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean, Princeton.
CHMIELEWSKI, T.J. (2009) Po nitce do kłębka. O przędzalnictwie i tkactwie młodszej epoki kamienia w Europie Środkowej, Warszawa.
GILLIS, C., M-L. NOSCH eds. (2007) Ancient Textiles. Production, Craft and Society, Ancient Textiles Series 1, Oxford.
GLEBA M., U. MANNERING eds. (2012) Textiles and Textile Production in Europe: From Prehistory to AD 400, Ancient Textile Series 12, Oxford & Oakville.
MICHAŁOWSKA, M. (2006), Leksykon włókiennictwa, Warszawa.
MAIK, J. (2012) Włókiennictwo kultury wielbarskiej, Łódź.
ULANOWSKA, A. (2012) Odtwarzanie dawnych technik tkackich w Instytucie Archeologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego poprzez archeologię doświadczalną, in: P. Militello, M. Camera eds., Ricerche e attività del corso internazionalizzato di archeologia. Catania, Varsavia, Konya 2009-2012, Syndesmoi 3, Palermo, 239-262.
ULANOWSKA, A. (2016) Towards methodological principles for experience textile archaeology. Experimental approach to the Aegean Bronze Age textile techniques in the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu 33, 317-339.
ULANOWSKA, A. (2016) Włókiennictwo Grecji epoki brązu w (akademickiej) praktyce. Nowe refleksje nad zastosowaniem archeologii doświadczalnej w nauczaniu technologii dawnego włókiennictwa, in: M. Figueira, K. Żebrowska eds., International Course in Archaeology. “Papers in Mediterranean Archaeology”, Syndesmoi 5, Catania, 215-234
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