The Garment Older Than the Pyramids: The Tarkhan Dress

The Garment Older Than the Pyramids: The Tarkhan Dress

The dress was discovered in the Tarkhan cemetery, located just south of Cairo. Credit: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology The Tarkhan Dress stands as one of the most remarkable textile discoveries in archaeology and is currently considered the oldest known woven garment in the world. Also known as the Tarkhan Gown, dates back to between 3482 and 3102 BC. This places it in Egypt’s First Dynasty or the late Predynastic period. It is made of lin…