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Anthropology

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5. I want to know how the sock was made.

Tue Oct 31, 2023, 10:23 PM

Oct 2023

It almost looks knitted, but I'm pretty sure knitting didn't happen for a very long time after the sock was made.

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1,700-Year-Old Sock Spins Yarn About Ancient Egyptian Fashion [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2023 OP

That's a fun article. Thanks, Judi Lynn! Easterncedar Oct 2023 #1

Wowza! Bayard Oct 2023 #3

Probably odds and ends of yarn left over from other projects Warpy Oct 2023 #4

I want to know how the sock was made. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #5