Clothing Bodies by Sophia Vakirtzi PAPERBACK 9781009679107

Name: Clothing Bodies by Sophia Vakirtzi PAPERBACK 9781009679107
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Clothing BodiesWeaving and Textiles in the Aegean Bronze Age\nAuthor(s): Sophia Vakirtzi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009679107, 978-1009679107\nSynopsis\nThis Element explores the textile crafts and cloth cultures of the Aegean Bronze Age, focusing on two categories of archaeological evidence: excavated textiles (or their imprints) and tools used for yarn production and weaving. Together, these types of material testimonies offer complementary perspectives on a textile history that spans 2,000 years. A gro wing body of evidence suggests that the Aegean was home to communities of skilled textile craftspeople who produced cloth ranging from plain and coarse to fine and elaborate. As regional connectivity increased throughout the Bronze Age, interactions in textile craft flourished. In time, textile production became central to the political economies that emerged in the Aegean region. The e.