Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004
Author: Marianne Kleibrink
Publisher: BAR International Series
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781407315423

This is the sixth volume in a series of publications dealing with the excavations by Groningen University in 1991-2004 on the Timpone della Motta, Francavilla Marittima, Calabria (Italy), under the direction of the author. It is preceded by four BAR volumes on the Oenotrian production of Matt-painted pottery and one on spindle whorls. The locally produced material, together with impasto pottery, loom weights, cooking stove fragments, etc. was associated with an indigenous, Oenotrian apsidal building dating from the 8th century BC. Judging from the presence of an altar and a huge ash layer - alongside the many bone fragments of adult and sub-adult domestic animals, as well as those of foetal and neonatal specimens - this was not only the residence of female spinners and weavers, but also fulfilled a sacred function. The present volume largely consists of a catalogue of loom weights of various types, among them nicely decorated ones, and a description of their find circumstances. The book also contains a description of the loom weights and spindle whorls and their provenances from the excavations of Zancani Montuoro/Stoop 1963-'69 and a chapter on the extraordinary solar iconography of the large 8th-c. BC loom weights from Francavilla Marittima.

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: Loom weights

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: Loom weights
Author: Marianne Kleibrink
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2012
Genre: Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN:

Series of publications on the archaeology of the Timpone della Motta, a hill located at Francavilla Marittima (Calabria, southern Italy) where Groningen University's Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) has carried out excavations from 1963 to the present.

Chalkis Aitolias II

Chalkis Aitolias II
Author: Sanne Houby-Nielsen
Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2020-07-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 8772191740

Homeric Chalkis is situated on the coast of Aetolia at the very ‘gateway’ of the Gulf of Patras. The foundation occurred during an important period in early Greek history when trade and movement of peoples along the Gulf intensified with a resulting strong pull to the coast. Well-preserved stratigraphies date the foundation to the early seventh century BC and testify to a flourishing settlement in the sixth century lasting till the early fifth century BC when the site was temporarily given up. Walls and roads follow a rectilinear layout. A broad spectre of pottery shapes and wares attest to innovative local and regional workshops already from the onset of the settlement. Alongside the pottery, tools for complex textile manufacture were found in all houses, among which were many small, pyramidal loom weights and spools. These findings indicated a high degree of experimental weaving techniques and demonstrated how the courtyard house, as a new house model, was particularly well suited to accommodate this manufacture, probably mantels. The results therefore offer important new evidence on relations between gender behaviour and Greek houses. The catalogue is richly illustrated with profile drawings, plans, black-and- white and colour photos and accompanied by discussions of the material.

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

Textile Activity and Cultural Identity in Sicily Between the Late Bronze Age and Archaic Period
Author: Gabriella Longhitano
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2021-06-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 178925602X

Clothing 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. Based 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. The 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. By 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.

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: Spindle whorls

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: Spindle whorls
Author: Marianne Kleibrink
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2012
Genre: Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN:

Series of publications on the archaeology of the Timpone della Motta, a hill located at Francavilla Marittima (Calabria, southern Italy) where Groningen University's Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) has carried out excavations from 1963 to the present.

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: The miniature style

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: The miniature style
Author: Marianne Kleibrink
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2012
Genre: Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN:

Series of publications on the archaeology of the Timpone della Motta, a hill located at Francavilla Marittima (Calabria, southern Italy) where Groningen University's Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) has carried out excavations from 1963 to the present.

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: The cross-hatched bands style

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: The cross-hatched bands style
Author: Marianne Kleibrink
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2012
Genre: Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN:

Series of publications on the archaeology of the Timpone della Motta, a hill located at Francavilla Marittima (Calabria, southern Italy) where Groningen University's Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) has carried out excavations from 1963 to the present.

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: The miniature style.i

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: The miniature style.i
Author: Marianne Kleibrink
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2012
Genre: Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN:

Series of publications on the archaeology of the Timpone della Motta, a hill located at Francavilla Marittima (Calabria, southern Italy) where Groningen University's Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) has carried out excavations from 1963 to the present.

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: The undulating bands style

Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: The undulating bands style
Author: Marianne Kleibrink
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2012
Genre: Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN:

Series of publications on the archaeology of the Timpone della Motta, a hill located at Francavilla Marittima (Calabria, southern Italy) where Groningen University's Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) has carried out excavations from 1963 to the present.

Textile Production in Pre-Roman Italy

Textile Production in Pre-Roman Italy
Author: Margarita Gleba
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2008-11-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1782976035

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 Etruscans, and was connected through colonisation and trade with the other parts of the Mediterranean. She then focuses on the textiles themselves: their appearance in written and iconographic sources, the fibres and dyes employed, how they were produced and what they were used for: we learn, for instance, of the linen used in sails and rigging on Etruscan ships, and of the complex looms needed to produce twill. Featuring a comprehensive analysis of textiles remains and textile tools from the period, the book recovers information about funerary ritual, the sexual differentiation of labour (the spinners and weavers were usually women) and the important role the exchange of luxury textiles played in the emergence of an elite. Textile production played a part in ancient Italian society's change from an egalitarian to an aristocratic social structure, and in the emergence of complex urban communities.