Nettle as a distinct Bronze Age textile plant

C. Bergfjord; Ulla Mannering; Karin Margarita Frei; Margarita Gleba; A.B. Scharff; I. Skals; J. Heinemeier; M.-L. Nosch; B. Holst

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Nettle as a distinct Bronze Age textile plant

C. Bergfjord, Ulla Mannering, Karin Margarita Frei, Margarita Gleba, A.B. Scharff, I. Skals, J. Heinemeier, M.-L. Nosch, B. Holst

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It is generally assumed that the production of plant fibre textiles in ancient Europe, especially woven textiles for clothing, was closely linked to the development of agriculture through the use of cultivated textile plants (flax, hemp). Here we present a new investigation of the 2800 year old Lusehoj Bronze Age Textile from Voldtofte, Denmark, which challenges this assumption. We show that the textile is made of imported nettle, most probably from the Kärnten-Steiermark region, an area which at the time had an otherwise established flax production. Our results thus suggest that the production of woven plant fibre textiles in Bronze Age Europe was based not only on cultivated textile plants but also on the targeted exploitation of wild plants. The Lusehoj find points to a hitherto unrecognized role of nettle as an important textile plant and suggests the need for a re-evaluation of textile production resource management in prehistoric Europe.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Scientific Reports
Vol/bind	2
Antal sider	4
ISSN	2045-2322
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00664
Status	Udgivet - 28 sep. 2012

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