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Just to explain, these loom weights have holes, but the pictures don't show that because they focus on the grain impressions. Work on them is carried out by Alessandro Quercia, who is I working on the production and manufacture of loom weights from Pre-Roman South Italy within the project 'Tracing Networks' (University of Leicester), directed by Lin Foxhall. A few loom weights dated to 5-4th century BC from indigenous sites of South Italy - like as from Monte Sannace, in the picture I sent round, are decorated with an impressions of cereals. If you are interested to know more about them, please contact Alessandro directly: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Marijke - - - Prof. Marijke van der Veen Professor of Archaeology School of Archaeology & Ancient History University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH From: Patricia Shaw [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 11 December 2013 12:08 To: The archaeobotany mailing list; Van Der Veen, Marijke (Prof.) Subject: Re: some more loom weights Dear Marika Not knowing much about the regions you work in it strikes me that these 'loom weights' have no holes - easy to do in the clay from which they are made. Nor do they have any wear on the positions of any material used to hold them. Can you please enlighten me as to how they operated? Thanks Trish Patricia Shaw Freelance Archaeologist and Archaeobotanist. On Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 10:10, "Van Der Veen, Marijke (Prof.)" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: A colleague just showed me these loom weights. All comments welcome Marijke - - - Prof. Marijke van der Veen Professor of Archaeology School of Archaeology & Ancient History University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH