{"product_id":"textile-activity-and-cultural-identity-in-sicily-between-the-late-bronze-age-and-archaic-period-9781789255997","title":"Textile Activity and Cultural Identity in Sicily","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClothing was an essential part of material culture in ancient societies both as a form of body protection and as house equipment. Besides a practical function, textiles played a crucial role in communicating various aspects of social and personal identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased largely on the analysis of textile tools, this book is intended to be the first systematic attempt at reconstructing textile culture in ancient Sicily. Textile implements represent the most abundant category of evidence for textile activity in Sicily and in this book they are used as a means to explore the social dynamics within cultural interactions in the final Bronze–Iron Age and Archaic Sicily.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book begins with an overview of the cultural complexity of communities in Sicily and the Aeolian islands, focusing on two crucial periods of Sicilian history, which are characterised by intense movements of peoples from the Italian peninsula and the establishment of Greek and Phoenician settlements. Through the investigation of textile tools, the book discusses several key aspects, including technological features of textile technology and production, knowledge transfer, networks of weavers, as well as the social significance of textile activity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy employing an interdisciplinary perspective, this book is important not only for textile specialists but also for scholars and students dealing with culturally hybrid frameworks of ancient Sicily and provides a springboard for future studies on textile culture and cultural interactions in the ancient world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  List of Illustrations  List of Maps  List of Tables  Abbreviations  Introductory Framework  \u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeographical, Chronological and Cultural framework\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTextile activity in Sicily: Sources and Evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTextile tools in domestic and workshop contexts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTextile tools in votive and sacred contexts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnology and production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTracing textile culture of Sicily \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e  Annex A: Analysis of textile tools in Sicily: the case studies  Annex B: Analysis of textile tools from the Late-Final Bronze Age settlements at Lipari   Annex C: Analysis of loom weights from the so-called \u003cem\u003eBothros\u003c\/em\u003e of Aeolus- Lipari  Annex D: Analysis of textile tools from Metapiccola (Lentini)  Annex E: Analysis of textile tools from the FB-IA Cittadella hill (Morgantina)   Annex F: Analysis of textile tools from the Archaic Cittadella hill (Morgantina)  Annex G: Analysis of textile tools from the FB-IA settlement of Sabucina  Annex H: Analysis of textile tools from the Archaic settlement of Sabucina  Annex I: Analysis of textile tools from Himera  Annex J: Analysis of textile tools from Monte Maranfusa  Annex K: Analysis of textile tools from Monte Polizo  Afterword  Bibliography","brand":"Oxbow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49535619137879,"sku":"9781789255997","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789255997.jpg?v=1731898893","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/textile-activity-and-cultural-identity-in-sicily-between-the-late-bronze-age-and-archaic-period-9781789255997","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}