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The history of weaving in Anatolia began important data about weaving activities. In
in the Neolithic. Cuneiform tablets recent years, many international project
dated to Sumerian and especially the Old partnerships in research and experimental
Assyrian Colony Periods reveal that wool archaeology have been initiated for un-
and woven fabrics were sold in return for derstanding prehistoric and protohistoric
silver, gold and bronze, and show how weaving and related developments in
valuable these were at the time. Although Europe and the Asia Minor.
only a small number of fabric fragments This article aims to discuss the do-
were unearthed in excavations, analysis mestication of sheep and goats in the
has shown that the earliest textiles were Neolithic period, the production of yarn
produced from plant fibres, and that from wool, weaving, the material value
the first samples of wool are dated to the of wool, its place in commerce, and its
Chalcolithic. The use of wool is closely significance for human life, from the
related to the domestication of sheep Neolithic to the end of the Iron Age
and goats. That sheep and goats live in (9000-750 BC / 700 BC), based on ar-
suitable environmental characteristics is chaeological and primary written sources.
very important for wool production. The Gottfried Keller (1874) in his novel,
size of the herd determines the amount of Kleider machen Leute [Clothes Make the Man],
wool plucked each year. Technologies were tells the story of how a tailor’s apprentice
developed for the production of wool and was mistakenly perceived as a Polish duke
new tools produced for processing wool because of the garment he was wearing,
and producing garments. Information which shows that clothing can be a symbol
can be obtained on the purpose, usage, of strength, reputation and prosperity.
development, production and the diversity Clothes are very much a part of our lives
of fabrics in Anatolia and Mesopotamia, today, too. How was clothing perceived in
from archaeological remains, depictions, prehistoric and protohistorical periods in
and written sources, after the introduction Anatolia? Was it valued primarily for its
of writing. Excavations have brought to functional quality of covering the body?
light various relics related to weaving, such The human transition as of the Late
as loom weights, spindle whorls, needles, Neolithic, from hunting and gathering
spools, brushes, awls and pointed tools. to agriculture and animal husbandry,
While such artefacts are not considered as from nomadic to sedentary, brought on
significant as metals, stamps, ceramics or many, great innovations in their lives.
cuneiform texts, they often give us highly It is extremely important to study the
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domestication of the goat and the sheep in the domestication process, their breed-
the Neolithic in order to understand the ing and feeding were controlled, the life
beginning of the weaving and clothing. environment was created and new species
were born into this. The earliest indirect
Domestication Process of the Sheep evidence for breeding efforts seems to be
and Goat in the form of an accumulation of animal
dung found in the Çayönü, Aşıklı Höyük
The production of wool is directly con- and Çatalhöyük sites (Brochier, 1993;
nected with the domesticated sheep. Özbaşaran, 2012; Stiner et al., 2014). The
Today, the region known as the Fertile fact that the domestication of livestock
Crescent that covers the Levant coast- began in the northern region of the
line from the Nile Delta to Northern Fertile Crescent in 9000 BC is considered
Mesopotamia, has undergone significant an indication that Southeast Anatolian
changes in the transition from the societies were actively involved in animal
Pleistocene to the Holocene (about domestication (Peters et al., 2012, p.4).
10,000 BC). One of the most important In the Aceramic Neolithic period of
of these changes for humans was their Anatolia, animals known to have existed
transition from the hunter-gatherer are the mouflon (Ovis orientalis), wild boar
culture to sedentary living, and the do- (Sus scrofa), wild goat (Capra aegagrus) and
mestication of plants and animals. The the aurochs (Bos primigenius); however, zoo-
domestication of plants and animals in archaeological studies reveal that animal
particular was to influence humanity’s live- distributions were regional. Archaeological
lihood and mode of existence significantly and zooarchaeological data do not reflect
(Peters, Arbuckle and Pöllath, 2012). whether this regional distribution had any
Archaeological data obtained from the effect on wool production and weaving
excavations reveal that the neolithization (Peters et al., 2012). There is no longer any
process had begun during 10,000 BC in doubt that the mouflon (Ovis orientalis) is the
South-Eastern Anatolia (Özdoğan, 2011, domesticated sheep’s ancestor (Helmer,
Fıgure 1); 9,000 BC in Central Anatolia, 1992, p. 51). The mouflon’s coat is made
(Özbaşaran, 2012; Baird, Fairbairn, of two types of fibres: smooth and long
Martin and Middleton, 2012), 7500 BC kemps that covered a layer of short, fine
in the Lakes Region and 6,500 BC in the underwool. This short, fine underwool
Southwest, West and Northwest Anatolia spontaneously moulted once a year in
(Özdoğan, 2011). Some of the main springtime. The first genetic change in the
factors for the development of the neoli- breeding process increased the volume of
thization process in different times are the the underwool; and only this underwool
different geology, climate, soil and topog- began to appear during the second genetic
raphy of Anatolian regions. Transition change that took place in Asia Minor in the
from hunting to husbandry in the Bronze and Iron Ages (Breniquet 2014).
Neolithic period is considered one of the Sheep herds are thought to have begun to
most important changes in the prehistory expand with the use of milk and wool as of
of the Near East. The domestication of the Neolithic period (Becker et al., 2016,
animals was not a linear process, but rather p.102). For example, the inhabitants in
a combination of many factors. During Arslantepe in the Late Chalcolithic period
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in her left hand, while holding wool in Fıgure 7. Woman, and probably her son
her right. The smaller person depicted depicted spinning wool on the grave
stele from the Late Hittite Period, (825-
across her represents her widower holding 700 BC) found in Maraş. Height: 102
a box and stylus (pen), symbolizing that cm, Width: 70 cm. Adana Archaeology
he was a scribe. These depictions reflect Museum Directorate
Looms and loom weights. Loom weights Fıgure 9. Crescent-shaped loom weights
found in the excavations help us under- discovered in Kültepe (1830-1700 BC).
stand the looms used in the prehistoric Kültepe Excavation Archive
Wool was not shorn in Mesopotamia The number of employees paid in kind
during the Sumerian period. It was can be estimated from the city’s annual
instead obtained by plucking or combing wool disbursements found on the Ur III
in springtime. A ram yielded about 1 kg documents. 34.87 tonnes of wool were
of fibre, and an ewe produced a little less. paid out according to an account (UET
The wools were classified according to 3 1504). Assuming that each worker had
their quality and washed. Texts from the received 4 mina, this means that 17,000
Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia note that people were given wool for clothing
about 100 women worked at the weaving (Sallaberger, 2009, p. 246).
workshop, under the supervision of male Ebla located 80 km south of Aleppo,
guards. Two or three women worked on flourished from the second half of the
a loom to produce various fabrics of 2 m. 3rd Millenium BC until the first half of
width and 4 m. length. The woven textiles the 2nd Millenium BC. Tablets found at
went through various processes. The the Ebla palace archives and dated to the
material would be drenched with sesame Early Dynastic period contain important
and other such aromatic oils and then information regarding the goods belong-
kneaded. It was washed during the knead- ing to the palace. Metals, textiles, meat
ing process using various minerals and and high-value food belonged to the sov-
alkaline. The kneading process hade a felt- ereign. The tablets also include important
ing effect on the surface, which made the administrative texts. These record annual
fabric more robust (Sallaberger, 2009). expenses and revenues on a monthly basis.
In Mesopotamia, salaries were paid in Texts on weaving reveal the purpose of
shares during the Ur III period (2400- their use, and that they were colourful,
2000 BC). The amount varied depending and that fabric was sent as a gift to rulers
on social status, job, age and sex. The of Ebla’s neighbouring cities and elders
salary was paid with wool and grain (wheat, (Sallaberger, 2009, p. 249). These also
barley) (Sallaberger, 2009). In general, help calculate the number of high-ranking
women were paid less, and children were people in the districts or cities to which
paid grain and wool according to their goods were sent, since the identities of the
age. In the 21st century BC, general meas- recipients were also recorded.
ures during Ur III period were as follows Sumerian merchants sold wool in the
(Sallaberger, 2009, p. 245): 24 and the 21st century, and cuneiform
th
from. The administration of the city of “working woman” or “woman weaver”. For
Umma exchanged large quantities of wool example, a cuneiform tablet from Girsu
for gold. In Umma, wool was also sold mentions 816 woman weavers and their
for bitumen (tar), barley, eggs, women supervisor (Waetzoldt, 1972, pp. 14-15).
and children. The material value of wool One of the duties of the people between
was 30 shekels2 of silver for 5 talents3 wool, the cities of Girsu and Guana was to classi-
(Sallaberger, 2014, p. 99). fy the plucked wool. The Ur texts speak of
Archives show that 2000 people were ten distinct qualities. The first sorted wool
living in Nabada (Tell Beydar), the second was again sorted into different subclasses,
most important Upper Mesopotamian again a process performed by women. Ur
city, in the 24th century BC, and that III period texts, especially from the Umma
people used to work collectively in the archives, provide detailed information
fields and the workshops. The 18 cu- on wool production and sheep varieties.
neiform tablets in the archives provide There were two varieties of sheep in the
important information about sheep herds, these were: a) Local, Sumerian
breeding. The tablets recorded whether sheep (udu eme-gi), and b) Mountain sheep
the animals were inspected by the local (udu-kur-ra), or the fat-tailed sheep. The
government, the number of livestock majority of the sheep were white, while the
given to shepherds, the amount of wool number of black ones was less than 7%;
sheared in spring, and the number of the black and dark wool was less valuable
lost sheep. The sheep belonged to the and was written at the bottom rows of the
community, and shepherds were part of lists. At that time, wool was not yet dyed.
that community. These accounts include One talent of the Sumerian sheep’s wool
the name of the shepherd, the type of was 6 shekels, while one had to pay 8
the animal (sheep or goat), the numbers, shekels for the same amount of mountain
and month name. Each herd consisted sheep’s wool. It is written on a tablet that
of 160 to 300 animals, and the high the herds belonging to the ruler of the
number of rams suggests that these were city (ensi) were kept near the temple. This
bred not only for meat, but also for wool. quite significant information shows that
The quantity of the wool plucked and the the city’s economy, its livestock and agri-
fact that the plucking process took place culture were administered by the temple
during the month of the sun god indicate (Sallaberger, 2009, 2014).
that plucking was performed during cer- With the introduction of writing
tain periods. The names of the shepherds to Anatolia, brought by the Assyrian
and the numbers of herds in the texts merchants in the early 2nd millennium
show that there were about 4,000 sheep BC, information began to be recorded
in Nabada and a nearly the same number regarding wool, weaving and animal
of goats (Sallaberger, 2009, 2014). husbandry, to be found especially in the
The work of wool plucking was per- Kültepe – Kaneš archives (Kulakoğlu and
formed by women, who were recorded as Kangal 2010). Kültepe is located about
20 km northeast of Kayseri. Cuneiform
tablets were found in the houses of the
2 1 shekel = approx. 7.8 g. lower city’s commercial district karum and
3 1 talent = approx. 30 kg. were dated to the 19th and 18th centuries
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of merchandise was determined by its represent the wool weight of the period
Fıgure 20. Ram-shaped stone weight
weight, and every tablet referring to the (Matoïan and Vita, 2014; Peyronel, (2530 grams, equivalent to the Assyrian
trade must contain information about 2014). The ram was a popular motif on 5 minas).
weights and prices. The weight units, cited jugs and rhytons, and may be associated Kültepe Excavation Archive (Kt 1987/k 233)
on the hundreds of scales, weights and with the wool trade, too (Fıgure 21).
tablets found in Kültepe – Kaneš, offer Traders categorized fabrics by quality
significant information about trade in the and colour, but also named them by the
Middle Bronze Age. Cuneiform tablets cities where they were produced. The texts
impart information about standard weight refer to the various qualities of wool. Wool
measures, systems and regional weight was divided into a number of categories,
systems in Anatolia and Mesopotamia. such as good (dammuqum), very good (dam-
In Kültepe – Kaneš, two ram-shaped muqum watrum), fine, low quality, long (ar-
weights were found in layers II and Ib, kum), combed (pusikkum) (Lassen, 2010). In
which weighed 2,530 and 4,898.6 grams ancient Assyrian texts, the word soft (narbum)
(Fıgure 20) (Kulakoğlu, 2017, p. 348). was used often to describe wool, but this
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There were wool merchants from Ebla The acceptance of apparel as an element
who traded wool in Anatolia, besides the of prestige stems from the material and
Assyrian traders, and texts note that they social value that cultures and civiliza-
traded wool professionally. Local Anatolian tions assign to it. In the Gilgamesh epic,
traders, too, are also known to have been Gilgamesh’s companion Enkidu, in
involved in the wool trade (Lassen, 2010). passing from savagery to urban life, is first
Hittite sources are not as detailed as the dressed, and then learned how to eat and
Kültepe – Kaneš material; in fact, they drink (Maden, Trans. 2015).
contain little information about wool’s Cuneiform texts imply that textiles
material value. However, laws and official were sold in pieces, rather than ready-
and diplomatic correspondence, treaties, made garments. Inventory lists from the
festival-texts, royal victory statements, Hittite period contain information on
and cult activities provide information clothing varieties. In addition, the ico-
on prized textiles, garments and weavers nography of statues, reliefs and figurines
(Baccelli, Bellucci and Vigo, 2014). Only from various periods provide information
a few Hittite texts also offer information about clothes.
about spinning wool, cleaning of contami- In Mesopotamia, simple woollen wrap-
nated wool and weaving on the loom. around clothes were worn in the 24th cen-
Hittite laws refer to the training of male tury BC. One of the elements that deter-
and female weavers. If a person apprentices mined the prestige value of the dress and
his son or daughter to the weaver, he has to the rank of the wearer in the 2nd and 1st
pay 6 shekels (Baccelli et al., 2014, p. 107). centuries BC was the garment’s hemstitch
This law shows that weaving was an im- (sissiktum in Akkadian). This border orna-
portant and valuable occupation. Certain ment was printed in place of the cylinder
cult inventory texts refer to the fact that stamp, on clay tablets containing legal texts
weavers were not free citizens, and they and used for identification (Sallaberger,
could be purchased for 10 shekels (Baccelli et 2009). In the Neo Hittite king sculptures,
al., 2014, p.107). In Hittite texts, coloured the hemstitch on the king’s apparel comes
wool is often mentioned in the context of to the forefront, and symbolizes his power
Fıgure 22. Statue of King Mutallu in
rituals. In the Puliša ritual, in the rite to and rank (Fıgure 22). Arslantepe, Malatya (725-700 BC). Height:
halt the epidemic that had started in the Hittite texts speak in detail on women 3.18 m.
and men’s apparel. In the Tunnawi ritual, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
military camp during war, lengths of red,
Directorate
yellow and black woollen yarn were placed the main parts of a Hittite woman’s cloth-
in the king’s mouth, which the priest ing are enumerated: “A pulled-up dress, Fıgure 23. Tunics are numbered among
would proceed to pull out, so that the an embroidered tunic, a mantle, an inner menswear in Hittite cuneiform texts.
Rams and sheep were depicted as votive
pestilence returned to the enemy (Haas, dress, a girdled tunic suit, and a set of silver
animals during the Hittite period.
1994, p. 212). Red and white yarn would chest ornaments; these belong to women” Alaca Höyük Orthostat, Votive Offering
be knotted to join the king and the queen (Darga, 1984, p. 86). Among men’s Scene.
(Melchert, 2001, p. 407). clothes are an embroidered dress, tunic, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Directorate
blue socks, shawl or scarf (Fıgure 23).
Garments Garments were also decorated with various
colourful and precious stones (Darga,
Garments protect our bodies, but also 1984, p. 87). The value of textiles is also
indicate gender, age, rank or profession. apparent from the fact that Hittite kings
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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the Adana
Fıgure 24. Experimental archaeology in
Archaeological Museum Directorate, Kültepe: weaving with crescent-shaped
the Anatolian Civilizations Museum loom weights.
Kültepe Excavation Archive
Directorate, Prof. Eşref Abay, Prof. Nejat
Bilgen, Prof. Marcella Frangipane, Prof.
Fikri Kulakoğlu, Prof. Marie Nosch, and
Prof. Aliye Öztan for allowing me to use
their visuals in this article.
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