Seminar at Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen Monday 21st of January 2019 Together with the Centre for Textile
By the way, why on Earth did you chose to study textile? asked my aunt and many others when I quickly present my work. Depending on who asks the question, it is generally accompanied by a perceptible touch of disbelief: “how can one spend 10 years on such a small and unimportant subject?” with an often latent “surely there are more interesting things to do in Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology!”. Yes, ancient textiles are small