Textile Workers

Textile Workers

by Louise Quillien, Kalliope Sarri

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Studies on ancient textiles currently know a considerable growth. This volume contributes to the field, focusing on craftmanship. By surveying various cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Aegean, the compiled articles offer an overview of textile workers in action from the Stone Age to Late Antiquity. Combining various approaches such as archaeology, text studies, and experimentation, the contributions explore the social status, gender, age, and working conditions of the textile workers. Moreover, they investigate their intellectual capability, through a study of the acquisition, performance and transmission of skills. This collective work aims at opening a new perspective in the field of textile studies, in particular in the history of textile crafts in ancient societies--Publisher's website.

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    How does examining the physical tools and archaeological remains of ancient textile production change your perception of daily life in the Ancient Near East and Aegean compared to what we learn from traditional written histories?

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    In what ways does shifting our focus to ancient textile workers—who were often women and enslaved individuals—challenge traditional narratives about who held economic and intellectual power in early societies?

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    The book highlights the cognitive skills required to acquire, perform, and transmit textile-making techniques across generations; how does this reshape our understanding of "craft" versus "intellectual work" in the ancient world?

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