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Textile-making in central Tyrrhenian Italy from the final Bronze Age to the Republican Period
- Author / Creator
- Available as
- Online
Details
- Creator
- Sanna Lipkin
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, 2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource : ill., 1 map
- ISBNs
- 9781407339375, 1407339370, 1407309560
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-158) and index.
- Introduction. Aims and challenges -- The database and processing methods -- Theoretical background and methodologies -- Textile archaeological background -- Textile tools in central Tyrrhenian Italy - technical features and results of archaeological experiments. Spindle whorls, spindles and distaffs -- Loom weights -- Tablet weaving tools -- Making of ceramic textile tools -- Conclusion on textile tools -- Textiles and the techniques employed. Spinning threads-fibres and techniques -- Textiles-techniques and finished products -- Conclusion on fibres, threads, textiles and techniques -- The social meaning of textile-making. Textile-making in everyday life and afterlife -- Textile-making as a part of central Tyrrhenian Italian religion -- Conclusions on social meanings -- Economic importance. Wool and linen for textiles -- Special fibres and colourful clothing -- Time aspects reconsidered -- Economic aspects -- The importance of textile-making in central Tyrrhenian Italy-a conclusion -- Conclusions