The research for archaeological evidence of the wool production in the Roman period in the region of Padua, in the past divided into the two cities of Patavium and Ateste, has recovered many tools from the weaving process (exclusively loom weights), just a few concerning spinning (spindles, spindle whorls, distaffs, spindles/distaffs, spindle hooks), but none used during shearing (i.e. clippers).
The material remains examined are mostly dated generically at the Roman age, but those which a more accurate chronological attribution is possible, they all date from the I century B.C. and the I century A.D.
The objects were found in two different recovery site contexts: spinning tools were found mostly in tombs, both in Padua and in Este, but also in places of worship; the loom weights, instead, come mainly from the countryside of Padua region.
An extraordinary finding is represented by the two ground surfaces completely full of loom weights, discovered at the border of Patavium.
Morphological and weight analysis have been conducted on spinning whorls and loom weights; an accurate comparison of decorations and inscriptions has also been done on the last ones
