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9/2/2013

 
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An Iron Age tunic is among the discoveries found under melting snow on Norwegian mountains. Many similar recent finds are a signal that weather patterns are changing. As snow patches melt, people are finding archaeological artifacts in all sorts of different places, often quite well preserved.

The tunic, found on the Norwegian Lendbreen glacier, was partly bleached from sun and wind exposure. The garment could have been worn by a previous hunter because it showed hard wear and tear and had been repaired with two patches.

Made between 230 and 390 AD the tunic is one of only a handful of tunics that exists from this period. Two different fabrics were present and the fiber tips revealed it to be have been made of lamb's wool or wool from adult sheep. The Lendbreen tunic is a first glimpse of the kind of warm clothing used by hunters frequenting the ice patches of Scandinavia in pursuit of reindeer. It had no buttons or fastenings, but was simply drawn over the head like a sweater.


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Many ancient civilizations have worn a tunic, Vikings, Roman, and Chinese among others. Nowadays the style is popular and especially prized by women like me to hide a spreading waistline.

No use worrying about the climate change. The ice advances and recedes over the ages. Scientists are yet to prove that mankind's practices are speeding up the next giant thaw. We'll cope as best we can.

Sophie Bowns link
9/1/2013 09:37:31 pm

I still don't understand how they can prove that something is from that era. It has been well preserved considering!

Francene Stanley link
9/1/2013 11:56:14 pm

Experts have ways of testing garments. Something like carbon dating, I think, but I'm not a scientist. The ice preserved the fabric, which would have disintegrated otherwise--just like a freezer keeps food fresh.

Ashley
9/1/2013 10:58:06 pm

Hi! I am from the UBC group on Facebook- thanks for the post! It's so interesting, how do they prove it was from that time frame??

Ray link
9/2/2013 12:37:47 am

Love the fact that it was found. It looks great. Funny how there has been so little change relatively speaking. I do medieval re-enacting, or at least used to, and this is the basic shape/style in the 13th and 14th century. To bad the climate change exposed it but a great find all the same.

Francene Stanley link
9/2/2013 03:23:08 am

I guess more and more things will thaw out in the future if things go on as expected. The tunic is a classic.


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