Prehistoric Textiles
E.J.W. Barber
Diese Studie befasst sich mit den Textilfunden vom Neolitikum bis
zur Bronzezeit. Einen geographischen Schwerpunkt bildet hierbei die
Ägäis. Das Besondere hierbei ist, daß der Autor nicht nur einen
Lehrstuhl innehat - sondern er ist auch selbst Weber und hat somit
einen praktischen Bezug zu seinen Forschungen.
Prehistoric Textiles made an unsurpassed leap in the social and
cultural understanding of textiles in humankind's early history.
Cloth making was an industry that consumed more time and effort,
and was more culturally significant to prehistoric cultures, than
anyone assumed before the book's publication. The textile industry
is in fact older than pottery--and perhaps even older than
agriculture and stockbreeding. It probably consumed far more hours
of labor per year, in temperate climates, than did pottery and food
production put together. And this work was done primarily by women.
Up until the Industrial Revolution, and into this century in many
peasant societies, women spent every available moment spinning,
weaving, and sewing.
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