Archaeological Textiles Newsletter is a twice-yearly publication for textiles, which have been found in archaeological contexts, dating from the prehistoric to the modern age. Geographically, ATN concerns itself mainly with the Old World textiles (from Western Europe to Japan) but New World textiles may be included if deemed relevant.
The study of archaeological textiles involves many disciplines, which do not often overlap in traditional scientific journals. The publication of the ATN started in 1985 to provide a medium for discussion, interaction and exchange of information between archaeologists, conservators, historians, art historians, biologists, chemists, geologists and craftspeople, who have archaeological textiles at the core of their interests. It still remains unsurpassed.
Originally, the ATN was intended to be an information service and not a journal. Over the years, however, it has become an important venue for publication of important scientific articles. Currently it publishes a unique combination of featured scientific articles and reports, notes, queries, reviews, resources as well as conference and event announcements, thus truly serving as an active tool of communication. This is largely due to the fact that subscribers to the ATN have been both readers and contributors.
From 2008, Centre for Textile Research in Copenhagen (CTR) takes over the publication of the ATN.
The new editors of ATN are:
The scientific committee of the ATN includes:
John Peter Wild, UK
Elisabeth Wincott Heckett, Ireland
Johanna Banck-Burgess, Germany
Ad hoc members
CTR is honoured and excited to be handed the editing and publication of ATN. We hope to continue the excellent work of previous editors in providing a forum for researchers in textile archaeology.
For the moment ATN will be continued in a printed format and distributed by mail but it is planned that, in the near future, ATN will also be accessible in an electronic format.