The Ecology, Materials, and Aesthetics of Unusual Fibres in Early Textiles

该项目探索史前人类与其环境的关系与纺织饲料纤维选择之间的联系。“不寻常的”鲜为人知的纤维，如树干、苔藓、藤本植物等的消失，取而代之的是经济上可伸缩的驯化纤维，这给我们对这些纤维的特性、感官品质和工艺要求的知识留下了空白。对欧亚大陆考古纺织品的材料和感官特性的分析，现代的实验等价物，以及相关的古生态将阐明古代人民是如何通过纺织品与环境互动的。这项研究对现代纺织业及其环境可持续性具有重要意义。

The project explores the link between prehistoric peoples' relationship with their environment and choices of foraged fibres for textiles. The disappearance of 'unusual' lesser-known fibres such as tree basts, mosses, vines, etc. in favour of economically scalable domesticated fibres, has left a gap in our knowledge about the properties, sensory qualities, and craft required of these fibres. Analysis on the material and sensory properties of archaeological textiles across Eurasia, experimental modern equivalents, and the related paleoecology will illuminate how ancient peoples interacted with their environment through textiles. This research has implications for the modern textile industry and its environmental sustainability.