Textile Activity and Cultural Identity in Sicily Between the Late Bronze Age and Archaic Period

Explores the role, significance and technological development of textile manufacture and its implications for changing social and personal identity in 1st millennium BC Sicily.

About the author

Gabriella Longhitano is an archaeologist working in Italy and Crete. She specialises in ancient textile production and related social practices. She holds a PhD in Archaeology (2019) from the University of Liverpool (UK). She is currently undertaking a PhD in Cultural Heritage at the University of Catania (Italy).

Summary

Explores the role, significance and technological development of textile manufacture in 1st millennium BC Sicily.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriella Longhitano
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781789255997
• ISBN: 978-1-78925-599-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 239 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Series: Ancient Textiles Series; Ancient Textiles
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history