<![CDATA[9,500 years old!]]>9,500 years old! And still intact!
Mesolithic woven baskets from Spain’s Cueva de los Murciélagos (“Cave of the Bats”) are Europe’s oldest known basketry.
Thanks to the cave’s near‑zero humidity, organic materials didn’t decay, preserving several baskets for more than 9,000.

Currently on display at @MuseumHalle mastodon.social , on loan from National Museum Madrid.

The special exhibition is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in prehistoric archaeology.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/aced17ec-7200-46ce-b4d0-fc4ce4914360/9-500-years-oldRSS for NodeMon, 05 Oct 2026 05:04:44 GMTThu, 17 Sep 2026 16:11:38 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:45:51 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @MuseumHalle

I got a mushroom picking habit in Canberra.
Transporting the picked mushrooms was a challenge.

If you see computer files as work-product then you could see these baskets as akin to hard drives.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/skua/statuses/117290929483732442https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/skua/statuses/117290929483732442Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:45:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:49:56 GMT]]>@Nina Willburger they are in a better condition than some of the baskets i use at home ...]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/item/fd732f65-ff63-4587-bb85-4a304f5a7babhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/item/fd732f65-ff63-4587-bb85-4a304f5a7babFri, 18 Sep 2026 06:49:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:15:52 GMT]]>@sean yes, mind blowing!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/ninawillburger/statuses/117288216308678716https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/ninawillburger/statuses/117288216308678716Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:15:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:11:44 GMT]]>@ninawillburger Those baskets look better than I would in overhead lighting.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/117288200085480842https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/117288200085480842Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:11:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:50:29 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @MuseumHalle
So the decay starts… now?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/sjaakkeuvelaar/statuses/117288116506092361https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/sjaakkeuvelaar/statuses/117288116506092361Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:50:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:20:02 GMT]]>@sean @ninawillburger @MuseumHalle

Here's a paper on them with more details and pictures:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adi3055

There was once a lot more, they were originally discovered by 19th century lead miners "The activity of the miners resulted in plant-based objects being burned and scattered around the outside of the cave, while other baskets and objects were distributed among the Albuñol villagers" 😱

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/reedmideke/statuses/117287996758153661https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/reedmideke/statuses/117287996758153661Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:20:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:17:03 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @benlockwood @MuseumHalle is the resemblance to a mushroom coincidental? It looks like a cap and a stem! 🍄

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pagan.plus/ap/users/116656513251422838/statuses/117287985072478786https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pagan.plus/ap/users/116656513251422838/statuses/117287985072478786Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:17:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:58:21 GMT]]>@ninawillburger not even wrinkles! 😲 @MuseumHalle

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/energisch_/statuses/117287911502146020https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/energisch_/statuses/117287911502146020Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:58:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:42:41 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @MuseumHalle And beautifully executed. Especially the first one.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/timtfj/statuses/117287849910885362https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/timtfj/statuses/117287849910885362Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:42:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:20:03 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @MuseumHalle

Sorry I just need to double check

You're saying those photos are of the actual 9000 year old baskets

Not modern copies?!

Because that's just mind blowing

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/sean/statuses/117287760935686801https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/sean/statuses/117287760935686801Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:20:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:08:14 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @MuseumHalle Wow!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bayern/users/et/statuses/117287478526450131https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bayern/users/et/statuses/117287478526450131Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:08:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:47:10 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @MuseumHalle

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://liberdon.com/users/spinneria/statuses/117287395673854263https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://liberdon.com/users/spinneria/statuses/117287395673854263Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:47:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:44:48 GMT]]>@ninawillburger Wow! @MuseumHalle

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/sonjavan62/statuses/117287386370082531https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/sonjavan62/statuses/117287386370082531Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:44:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:41:22 GMT]]>@ninawillburger i want one lolol i love baskets -would be interesting what exacatly are they made of -theres a kind of gras ) bamboo the gypsies still use today in andalusia
-these baskets they make are steril when new without treatment -and last forever if kept dry -can be also washed and dry again to store away when get dirty -@MuseumHalle

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://liberdon.com/users/spinneria/statuses/117287372862775559https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://liberdon.com/users/spinneria/statuses/117287372862775559Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:41:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:37:02 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @MuseumHalle Wow!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/117287355869349953https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/117287355869349953Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:37:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:28:31 GMT]]>@saederup Thank you! Fascinating!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/117287322330349269https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/117287322330349269Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:28:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:23:45 GMT]]>@NatureMC They're made from esparto, the grass still used in Spain today to weave baskets!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/saederup/statuses/117287303582499940https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/saederup/statuses/117287303582499940Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:23:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:20:21 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @MuseumHalle Wow!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/117287290222691028https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/117287290222691028Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:20:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 9,500 years old! on Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:18:55 GMT]]>@ninawillburger OMG! 😵🤩 Unbelievable. And the restaurators' work!

And this weaving technique was so good that we have hand-woven bee hives in our small French museum from the 19th century ... still using that weaving style!

Is it known what material they used?

@MuseumHalle

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