Archaeological research on the southwestern slope of the Pungrt hillfort above Ig has revealed not only a distinctly urban settlement in its best-preserved Late Hallstatt phase (6th to 4th century BCE) but also a significant number of textile production tools, which form the main topic of this master's thesis.
The thesis addresses the typological, technological, and spatial analysis of these tools. The typological analysis revealed that the shapes of the textile production tools did not change significantly over time. Similar conclusions were reached in the analysis of ceramic pastes, although changes were observed in firing techniques. It was found that in phases III and IV (the Late Iron Age and Roman period), the tools were fired at higher temperatures. The spatial distribution of spindles showed that at most three appeared together in a single sub-phase. These were never of the same type or subtype and differed in weight, which could indicate that different (variously thick) threads were spun within a individual building. A complete spinning set could therefore have consisted of two and/or three spindles. It also appears that spinning activity was likely linked to household production, mainly due to the presence of spindles in almost in all buildings. On the other hand, clusters of weights (presumed loom weights) were found only in certain buildings, which might suggest that weaving was a more “specialized” activity. The typological-technological and spatial analysis also revealed that some tools were not only used for textile production but were also utilized as kitchen tools and/or formed part of hearth structures.
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