Calendar of Events

Pile Dwellers' Natural Textiles

Date
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Kind of Event
Demonstration
Workshop
Country
Germany

House by the Sea - Natural textiles from the pile dwellers 

The pile dwellers knew and used the resources of nature. Ropes and cords that were needed for building houses were made from linden bast, nettles, rushes, flax and willow.

Archaeologist Dorothee Olthof explores what else could be found in the Stone Age apartment: mats, baskets, seat pads and much more.

In the hands-on program, visitors are invited to try out various weaving techniques from back then.