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Prehistoric Textiles: The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean
E.J.W Barber
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Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations and Tables (page ix)
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Preface (page xxi)
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Site Maps (page xxiv)
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Chronology (in Logarithmic Scale) of Main Eras Mentioned, 20,000-400 B.C. (page xxx)
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Chronology of Later Cultures Mentioned, 3000-400 B.C. (page xxxi)
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Introduction (page 3)
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PART I: THE BASIC TEXTILE CRAFTS — THE DATA
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1. The Domestication of Fibers (page 9)
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2. Spinning (page 39)
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3. Looms and Weaving (page 79)
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4. The Textile Weaves: (1) The Beginnings (page 126)
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5. The Textile Weaves: (2) Egypt (page 145)
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6. The Textile Weaves: (3) The Bronze Age (page 163)
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7. The Textile Weaves: (4) The Iron Age (page 186)
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8. The Textile Weaves (5) An Overall View (page 210)
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9. Felt and Felting (page 215)
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10. Dyes (page 223)
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PART II: DISCUSSION
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Introduction to Part II (page 247)
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11. Beginnings Revisited (page 249)
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12. Word Excavation (page 260)
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13. Women's Work (page 283)
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14. The Weight Chase (page 299)
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15. Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Keftiu (page 311)
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16. And Penelope? (page 358)
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Coda (page 383)
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APPENDICES
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A. The Loom Weights: Data Table and Its Bibliography for Chapter 3 (page 387)
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B. The Hollow Whorls: List and Its Bibliography for Chapter 14 (page 391)
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C. Aegean Representations of Cloth: List and Its Bibliography for Chapter 15 (page 394)
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D. Egyptian Tombs with Aegean Data: List and Its Bibliography for Chapter 15 (page 396)
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Bibliography (page 397)
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Index (page 431)
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Published: 1993
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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- 9780691035970 (hardcover)
- 9780691002248 (paper)