A lepidopterous cocoon from Thera and evidence for silk in the Aegean Bronze Age

1997/06/01 by Eva Panagiotakopulu, E. Panagiotakopulu, Paul C. Buckland +8 · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Ancient Near East History #Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History

paper · doi:10.1017/s0003598x00085021

Abstract

What were the fine garments vividly painted in the Minoan frescoes made of? Fine cotton (cotton from Egypt is still prized today)? Or the yet finer fabric of silk? And if silk, where did the stuff, or knowledge of cultivating the silk-worms, come from? A cocoon from Santorini offers new evidence.

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