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2012
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This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by ...
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Spindle Whorls from El Palmillo: Economic Implications
Latin American Antiquity, 2012AbstractWe analyze household inventories from eight excavated residences at El Palmillo (Oaxaca, Mexico) with a focus on a large sample of spindle whorls. Measurement of the whorls provides a basis to suggest that a variety of fibers were spun in these Classic period households; however, the particular mix of fibers varied in each residence.
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On the Use of the Spindle and Whorl by the Fishermen of the Present Day
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The Distribution of Late Postclassic Spindle Whorls in the Valley of Mexico
American Antiquity, 1975Settlement pattern surveys over a large portion of the Valley of Mexico by Sanders, Blanton, and Parsons have produced a sample of over 600 Aztec spindle whorls with good provenience data. This paper examines the distribution of both cotton and maguey whorls, and their variation from sub-region to sub-region within the Valley of Mexico.
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The Spindle Whorl Inscription from Chatal Hüyük: A Forgery
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 1973My subject is the Phoenician inscription on a spindle whorl excavated at Chatal Hiiyiik in North Syria in 1934 and published and dated to the eighth century by Stanley Gevirtz in 1967.1 Numerous linguistic and paleographic irregularities require that it be reexamined and its authenticity reassessed.
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Replicating an Anglo-Saxon Spindle Whorl
2014I was commissioned by the Leicester Arts and Museums Service to replicate a 1500 year old rock crystal faceted spindle whorl that was dug near Lutterworth Road. A spindle whorl is a disc or spherical object fitted onto the spindle to increase and maintain the speed of the spin during weaving.
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