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This bundle of spun threads was found at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. They are a rare survival of textiles. The threads date between 80 and 180 AD.

Bundle of S-spun threads gathered in lump without structure, from Newstead

Textiles are highly perishable, and usually survive only as fragments. Their production was a simple one, often done in a home. First natural fibres or wool were collected and prepared, then spun into yarn and woven into cloth.

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• Online ID: 000-100-037-351-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 1179
• Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Thread; gathered in lump
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• What: Thread / bundle
  
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• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
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