UPDATE! This post was originally published on September 27, 2013. In the post below we bring you fascinating information about an ancient sweater found last year in Norway that is remarkably similar to some of the fashions we wear today. It is so important for us to study ancient clothing and textiles like the Norwegian sweater because the information we learn gives us clues to how our ancestors lived and it teaches us that we have a lot in common with those who came before us. Recently, another exciting discovery about ancient clothing was made on the island of Cyprus at the archaeological site of Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou. A workshop complex was excavated which appears to have been used for “textiles and dyeing.”[1] Continue reading
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KIDS’ BLOG! Do You Love Being Fashionable? So Did Our Ancient Ancestors!
Posted in Culture, Fashion, Kids Blog, Kids: Culture, Kids: Fashion
Tagged ancient history, AntiquityNOW, fashion, Germany, Iron Age, Norway, tunic
KIDS’ BLOG! Ancient Origins of the XXII Winter Olympics
When the Greeks gathered in Olympia for the first Olympic Games in 776 BBC, I’m sure they never imagined that one day, far in the future, the Games would be held high in snow covered mountains or on playing fields made of ice. How could they know that their foot races would turn into races on blades (speed skating) and chariot races would become daring flights around a track made of pure ice (bobsled)? In 1924, the first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France featuring cold-weather sports. Today we celebrate these Winter Games every four years. Did you know that just like the Olympic Games themselves, many of the winter sports have ancient and historical origins? Continue reading
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Tagged ancient history, AntiquityNOW, curling, Egypt, Ethiopia, ganna, Greece, ice hockey, ice skating, luge, Mesoamerica, Norway, Olympia, Olympics, Russia, skiing, Sweden, winter sports
Fall Fashion Update…From the First Millennium CE
As we pull our winter clothes out of storage and prepare for dropping temperatures, melting snow in Norway has given us a window into the cold weather fashions of the ancient past. Interestingly, those fashions aren’t that different from our own. Most of us have a favorite sweater we cuddle up in when it gets cold outside; maybe our ancient ancestors did the same thing. Continue reading
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Tagged ancient history, AntiquityNOW, diamond twill weave, Germany, Iron Age, Norway, tunic