

An edition of Prehistoric textiles (1991)
the development of cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with special reference to the Aegean
By E. J. W. Barber
Publish Date
1991
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Language
eng
Pages
471
Description:
Using innovative linguistic techniques, along with methods from palaeobiology and other fields, this book shows that spinning and pattern weaving began far earlier than has been supposed. Cloth making was an industry that consumed more time and effort, and was more culturally significant to prehistoric cultures, than anyone previously assumed. The textile industry is in fact older than pottery, and perhaps even older than agriculture and stockbreeding.
subjects: Europe, Prehistoric Textile fabrics, Bronze age, Antiquities, Neolithic period, Middle East, Textile fabrics, Prehistoric, Textiel, Néolithique, Textiles et tissus préhistoriques, Bronstijd, Antiquités préhistoriques, Archeologie, Neolithicum, Antiquités, Âge du bronze, Textile fabrics, europe, Prehistoric peoples
Places: Europe, Middle East