The Danish Prehistory exhibition in the National Museum of Denmark contains a fantastic collection of clothing from the Bronze and Early Iron Ages that show us how our ancestors dressed. It is only a small part of our skin and textile collections that are exhibited, as many of these finds are so fragmented and fragile that they must be stored ...

Jul 10, 2024 · Explore the rich tapestry of Iron Age clothing and fashion, revealing materials, regional styles, and the impact of social class on attire throughout ancient civilizations.

Apr 30, 2004 · The Iron Age Celts' clothes might have looked like the tartan you see in Scotland and Ireland today, with checks and stripes. The Celts used berries and plants to dye the wool different...

Aug 21, 2023 · Huldremose and Lonne Hede are both Iron Age finds, but other Ugly Skirts exist from the Bronze Age in bog burials. Skrydstrup (1300-1100 BCE) grave contained a large piece of seamed fabric that is approximately 4m wide and 1.45m long (Frei, Matter of Months) while Borum Eshøj (1351-1345 BCE) has one that is 3.3m wide and 1.2m long.

Jun 11, 2012 · Colourful patterned clothes appear in the early Iron Age according to new analyses of 180 textile samples from 26 different bog finds, carried out by Ulla Mannering, a senior researcher and archaeologist at the Danish National Research Foundation’s Centre for Textile Research at the National Museum.

Iron Age fashion. Some bog bodies were put into their watery graves with items of clothing and the remains of clothing is sometimes discovered in Iron Age graves. Many of the items of female clothing that have been found, including dresses, skirts and blouses, were made of wool, which was sometimes died in bright colours.

Jul 10, 2006 · [Dunleavy, p. 17] The Brigantia web page (put up by a group doing Iron Age Celtic reenactment in the U.K.) has fairly comprehensive information about men's clothing in this time period, as well as information about weapons, etc. Decoration/Personal Ornamentation: Clothing was highly decorated with fringe and embroidery.

Iron Age Britain A study of glass beads and other objects of personal adornment Elizabeth M. Foulds Archaeopress Archaeology

May 29, 2012 · Clothes in the early Iron Age were not grey and dull, as previously assumed. They were colourful and patterned. This new discovery comes as a result of new analyses of 180 textile samples from 26 different bog finds, carried out by Ulla Mannering, a senior researcher and archaeologist at the Danish National Research Foundation’s Centre for ...

Iron Age artisans made woven fabric from wool and from the fibres of the flax plant, used to make linen. They used dyes made from plants to colour the clothing in shades of brown, red, green and blue.