Site: Westhawk Farm, Ashford
County: Kent
Present location:

Preservation type: preserved organic
Dimensions: 20mm maximum width
Material: Flax
Technique: Woven
Structure: Tabby (unbalanced)

Warp/weft can be identified: no

	System A	System B
Spin direction	Z-spun single	Z-spun single
Twist angle (deg)	–	–
Diameter	–	–
Ends/cm	18–20	12–14

Textile finish: n/a

Selvedge: n/a

Starting border: n/a

Ending border: n/a

Damage/Wear: n/a

Additions/Alterations: n/a

Textile use: possibly a torn strip of fabric, 15-20mm wide, folded in half lengthwise.

Context: textile traces found adhering to a copper-alloy patera handle found in a cremation grave (9200).

Dating: Late Iron Age (pre-43 CE)

Reference:
Walton Rogers, P. 2008. Textiles. In: Booth, P., Bingham, A.-M., Lawrence, S., The Roman Roadside Settlement at Westhawk Farm, Ashford, Kent, Excavations 1998–9. Oxford: Oxford Archaeological Unit, 305–306.
Available here: https://eprints.oxfordarchaeology.com/7162/

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