tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220981133349266029.post2927131934787103779..comments2024-01-22T19:21:08.359-06:00Comments on Shoveling Ferret: Egyptology Snark: The Dawn of Time (dun dun duhhhhh)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01931741499058088409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220981133349266029.post-7483623672885133142010-03-25T07:24:20.795-05:002010-03-25T07:24:20.795-05:00I'm with Julie - it's hard to have "t...I'm with Julie - it's hard to have "too much" info for me!<br /><br />And I have to add to your discussion here. I went and followed the picture links you left, and there's a category in the Fayum Neolithic for "linen" and there's a perfectly round "perforated pebble" in the "personal adornments" section. Does nobody in that department spin yarn? That "pebble" is clearly a spindle whorl and needs a stick stuck through it. How were they making linen fabric if they weren't spinning the fibers? There's no point in making a perfectly disc-shaped "bead". I'll bet that if you were to jab a straight stick through that thing and get a handful of flax, I could spin you some reproduction linen.<br /><br />And yes, I did teach my archaeology prof how spinning works. At least now there's a region in Mexico where spindle worls are being correctly identified! Not every "bead" is a "personal adornment"!<br /><br />Oh, and Hi. I found you through a link on Julie's blog, and have been wandering through and reading some of your other posts.historicstitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17370128908373990078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220981133349266029.post-34091758024670429202010-03-06T22:42:11.375-06:002010-03-06T22:42:11.375-06:00Oh, this is nice. It's meshing very nicely wi...Oh, this is nice. It's meshing very nicely with my dim memories of anthropology classes way back in the dawn of civilization (the mid-70s) and reassuring me that my brain is not totally turned to oatmeal. Excellent paraphrasing, and rant away!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674498749658797831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220981133349266029.post-23953331423637851192010-03-06T14:42:58.286-06:002010-03-06T14:42:58.286-06:00Thanks for this.It's totally what I'm into...Thanks for this.It's totally what I'm into - for you it's cemetaries, for me it's the neolithic. Loved it. Especialy the ranty parts and the paraphrasing. Heehee. <br /><br />I could go for more info, but I can ALWAYS go for more info. It's up to you. But this was an excelent overview. If you want help sort of steering this, I'm REALLY curious about the early history of writing and numbers in Egypt.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220981133349266029.post-13610288036874441592010-03-05T21:24:58.012-06:002010-03-05T21:24:58.012-06:00Look at the linen! Sheesh, that boggles me that t...Look at the linen! Sheesh, that boggles me that they were weaving like that in the Predynastic.<br /><br />Are you *sure* the aliens didn't drop that cloth off? *ducks*Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.com