The genesis of the textile industry from adorned nudity to ritual regalia : the changing role of fibre craft and their evovling techniques of manufacture in the ancient Near East from the Natufian to the Ghassulian /

Levy, Janet

The genesis of the textile industry from adorned nudity to ritual regalia : the changing role of fibre craft and their evovling techniques of manufacture in the ancient Near East from the Natufian to the Ghassulian / Janet Levy. - 1 online resource : illustrations. - Archaeopress archaeology . - .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Abstract ; Chapter 1: Objective, Methodology, Geography, History of Research ; Chapter 2: The Natufian ; Chapter 3: The Pre-pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) ; Chapter 4: The Pre-pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) ; Chapter 5: The Pottery Neolithic (PN) ; Chapter 6: The Chalcolithic ; Chapter 7: Discussion and conclusions ; Bibliography ; Appendix A: The Basics of Fibre Technologies ; Appendix B: Experiments ; Appendix C ; Appendix D.

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Textile fabrics, Ancient--Middle East
Textile industry--History.--Middle East
Natufian culture--Middle East
Copper age--Middle East.
Bronze age--Middle East
Iron age--Middle East.