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Textile production in pre-Roman Italy /
Older than both ceramics and metallurgy, textile production is a technology which reveals much about prehistoric social and economic development. This book examines the archaeological evidence for textile production in Italy from the transition between the Bronze Age and Early Iron Ages until the Ro...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford [England] : Oakville, Connecticut :
Oxbow Books ; David Brown Book Company,
[2008]
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| Series: | Ancient textiles series ;
4. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Older than both ceramics and metallurgy, textile production is a technology which reveals much about prehistoric social and economic development. This book examines the archaeological evidence for textile production in Italy from the transition between the Bronze Age and Early Iron Ages until the Roman expansion (1000-400 BCE), and sheds light on both the process of technological development and the emergence of large urban centres with specialised crafts. Margarita Gleba begins with an overview of the prehistoric Appennine peninsula, which featured cultures such as the Villanovans and the Etr. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 269 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-252) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782976059 1782976051 1322324654 9781322324654 9781782976035 1782976035 |