Bronze Age Textiles: Men, Women and Wealth

by Klavs Randsborg

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071564078X
• ISBN13: 9780715640784
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.4"