Aspects of Gender Identity and Craft Production in the European Migration Period: Iron Weaving Beaters and Associated Textile Making Tools from Englan

by Sue Harrington

Grave goods show that women were identified as weavers in the early Anglo-Saxon period, rather than specifically spinners, as occurs later. A key piece of weaving equipment found in migration era burials is the iron beater, shaped during this period like a sword. Spear shaped beaters appear later in the seventh century. This study is centred on a corpus of sword and spear shaped beaters not only from Anglo-Saxon England (centred on East Kent), but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1407302183
• ISBN13: 9781407302188
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.7"