Indigo‑dyed textiles and single‑needle knitting in Bronze Age Anatolia. Two textile fragments (≈1915‑1745 BC and 1700‑595 BC) from Beycesultan - Beyce Sultan show indigo dye from woad Technique identified as single‑needle knitting (null‑bending), unprecedented in the Near East Suggests high‑status production of luxury textiles in Anatolia
Two textile fragments from Beycesultan Höyük in Turkey (c.1915‑1745 BC and c.1700‑600 BC) show indigo dye from woad. Analysis identified nålbinding (single‑needle looping), previously unknown in the Near East, suggesting high‑status luxury textile production in Bronze Age Anatolia. 🧵
Key Facts
- Two textile fragments (≈1915‑1745 BC and 1700‑595 BC) from Beycesultan - Beyce Sultan show indigo dye from woad
- Technique identified as single‑needle knitting (null‑bending), unprecedented in the Near East
- Suggests high‑status production of luxury textiles in Anatolia
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