Bronze Age Textiles: Men, Women and Wealth (Debates in Archaeology) - Softcover

Randsborg, Klavs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071564078X ISBN 13: 9780715640784

Publisher: Bristol Classical Press, 2011

Synopsis

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 in the context of archaeological, ethnographical and historical
information from Europe and beyond.

About this title

About the Author

Klavs Randsborg is Professor of World Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His research covers the Scandinavian, European and Mediterranean Neolithic, the Bronze and Iron Ages, Classical and Near Eastern Antiquity, the Roman Period, the Migration Period, the Viking Age and the Early Middle Ages as well as African archaeology and Global topics. He is a member of the permanent council of UNESCO.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071564078X
• ISBN 13: 9780715640784
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176