No one knows exactly when rug-making began, or where, or even why. Some hypothesize that rugs evolved as a movable substitute for mosaic. Others suggest that carpets developed to fit the domestic needs of nomadic lifestyles. What is known is that for thousands of years rug making has been a tradition in the Middle East and Asia Minor, a dry and mountainous region where nomadic sheep herding provide ready supplies of wool.
Though the oldest knotted rug in existence - the Pazyryk rug, discovered in 1949 in southern Siberia - is dated at 500 B.C., its fine craftsmanship suggests that rug making was by that time already an established tradition. Many consider Persia, the land we now call Iran, to be the historically accepted leader in the making of fine oriental handmade carpets.
Though the oldest knotted rug in existence - the Pazyryk rug, discovered in 1949 in southern Siberia - is dated at 500 B.C., its fine craftsmanship suggests that rug making was by that time already an established tradition. Many consider Persia, the land we now call Iran, to be the historically accepted leader in the making of fine oriental handmade carpets.
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