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Bronze Age Textiles: Men, Women and Wealth (Duckworth Debates/Archaeology) (Duckworth Debates in Archaeology)
Klavs Randsborg
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In the ancient civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean, textiles were generally much more costly than foodstuffs, animals or bronzes; it is very likely that the same was the case throughout prehistoric Europe. In this study, the first for over seventy years, Klavs Randsborg examines completely preserved woollen dresses, both female and male, from Danish oak coffin graves of the early second millennium BC. These garments, matched in age and superb preservation only by finds from Ancient Egypt, along with related artefacts such as images and figurines, are used to build up a rich picture of Bronze Age society and culture ... Read more
In the ancient civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean, textiles were generally much more costly than foodstuffs, animals or bronzes; it is very likely that the same was the case throughout prehistoric Europe. In this study, the first for over seventy years, Klavs Randsborg examines completely preserved woollen dresses, both female and male, from Danish oak coffin graves of the early second millennium BC. These garments, matched in age and superb preservation only by finds from Ancient Egypt, along with related artefacts such as images and figurines, are used to build up a rich picture of Bronze Age society and culture ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780715640784
SKU
V9780715640784
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About Klavs Randsborg
Klavs Randsborg is Professor of World Archaeology, University of Copenhagen.
Reviews for Bronze Age Textiles: Men, Women and Wealth (Duckworth Debates/Archaeology) (Duckworth Debates in Archaeology)
[T]he book accomplishes what it sets out to do, which is to start the debate on the economic and social importance of textiles during prehistory that goes outside the specialist realm.
Magarita Gleba, University College London
The Historian
Magarita Gleba, University College London
The Historian