Blog Hop Around the World
A few weeks ago, I was invited to participate in the Blog Hop Around the World. I said yes, but at the time I was deep into research on Bronze Age textiles, and… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: October, 2014
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Tracking Textile History – the Mycenaeans
When we left the fascinating archaeology of Crete a few posts ago, it was about 1450 BC. From the evidence we have it seems the rulers in the palace of Knossos were big… Continue reading
1 Day 1 World Project Wrap-up
Here are my entries, plus a few for time slots that I missed during the first go-round. I took these pictures in 6 different Texas towns, representing about 1880 miles of travel! That… Continue reading
Did I Bring You Something? Yes.
I just got back from a little vacation – I saw things that reminded me of y’all, so here are your virtual souvenirs: For Pia, who likes buttons and unusual ideas: For… Continue reading
1 Day 1 World Project: 11:00 am – noon
When I was visiting with my grandson last week, he reminded me that this is the last week of the 1 Day 1 World Project, and while he knew that I would be… Continue reading
I Love Linear B!
When Knossos was excavated, thousands of small clay tablets were found. Some of their symbols were pretty easy to figure out: and some weren’t. (I am drawing them myself, because I have… Continue reading
Tracking Textile History: The Minoans, Part Two
Before we get into more of Minoan textiles, we need to take a short look at how this culture was brought back from three thousand years of oblivion. There is a fast-paced, readable… Continue reading
Tracking Textile History: The Minoans
Okay, you know the Minoans, right? Those bull-leaping snake-handling fresco-painting labyrinth-building people? “Bull leaping, fresco from the Great Palace at Knossos, Crete, Heraklion Archaeological Museum” by George Groutas – originally posted to Flickr… Continue reading