[Fred Nerks]

Figures that it's the teeth of the women so affected, bronze age man was busy smelting and making weapons...hemp has a very long history, I guess it was woven into cloth long before the Bronze Age and long before sheep were domesticated and shorn...

Grown in the US for its many uses, one of which was fuel oil. A very useful plant.

History of Hemp

[SunkenCiv]

It’s not out of the question that the women were working in slavery, and had been taken as war booty.

In search of the Trojan war — The Women of Troy (4/6)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2lHDUvKPsM

[Candor7]

In Japan, hemp is still a staple fiber in fabric for traditional summer wear.They have been using it for cloth for over 1000 years. I have a yukata made of it. Wicks moisture away and keeps one cool.

https://www.kimoyes.com/hemp