Wool economy in the ancient Near East and the Aegean :
Wool economy in the ancient Near East and the Aegean : from the beginnings of sheep husbandry to institutional textile industry /
edited by Catherine Breniquet and Cecile Michel.
- Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2014.
- viii, 464 p. : illus. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Ancient Textiles Series ; vol. 17. .
- Ancient Textiles Series ; vol. 17. .
"The present volume gathers together the contributions presented at the European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop on Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean : From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry, which took place in Nanterre, November 7-10, 2012"--Foreword.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Bronze and Iron Age Wools from Europe / by Antoinette Rast-Eicher -- 2. The Expansion of Sheep Herding and the Development of Wool Production in the Ancient Near East : An Archaeozoological and Iconographical Approach / by Emmanuelle Vila and Daniel Helmer -- 3. Sheep, Wool and Textile Production, an Interdisciplinary Approach on the Complexity of Wool Working / by Eva Andersson Strand -- 4. The Archaeology of Wool in Early Mesopotamia : Sources, Methods, Perspectives / by Catherine Breniquet -- 5. Lambs of the Gods. The Beginnings of the Wool Economy in Proto-Cuneiform Texts / by Petr Charvat -- 6. The value of Wool in Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia. On the Control of Sheep and the Handling of Wool in the Presargonic to the Ur III Periods (c. 2400 to 2000 BC) / by Walther Sallaberger -- 7. Wool in the Economy of Sargonic Mesopotamia / by Benjamin Foster -- 8. From Weighing Wool to Weaving Tools. Textile Manufacture at Ebla during the Early Syrian Period in the Light of Archeaological Evidence / by Luca Peyronel -- 9. Rations of Wool at Ebla (Syria, XXIVth cent. BCE) / by Maria Giovanna Biga -- 10. Making Textiles at Arslantepe, Turkey, in the 4th and 3rd Millennia BC. Archaeological Data and Experimental Archaeology / by Romina Laurito, Cristina Lemorini and Assunta Perilli -- 11. Wool Economy in the Royal Archive of Mari during the Šakkanakku Period / by Laurent Colonna d’Istria -- 12. All Wool and a Yard Wide. Wool Production and Trade in the Old Babylonian Sippar / by Katrien de Graef -- 13. Wool Trade in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria According to Old Babylonian and Old Assyrian Texts / by Cécile Michel -- 14. Wool in Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Period / by Agnete Wisti Lassen -- 15. Wool Economy in Minoan Crete before Linear B. A Minimalist Position / by Pietro Militello -- 16. Wool in the Nuzi Texts / by Philippe Abrahami -- 17. Wool Production and Economy at Ugarit / by Valérie Matoïan and Juan-Pablo Vita, with a contribution of E. Bordreuil -- 18. Sheep Rearing, Wool Production and Management in Mycenaean Written Documents / by Françoise Rougemont -- 19. Wool Economy in Greece, end of IInd millennium and Ist millennium BC Aegean / by Marie-Louise Nosch -- 20. Wool, Hair and Textiles in Assyria / by Nicholas Postgate -- 21. “If you have a sheep, you have all you need”. Sheep Husbandry and Wool in the Economy of the Neo-Babylonian Ebabbar Temple at Sippar / by Stefan Zawadzki -- 22. Fabrics and Clothes from Mesopotamia during the Achaemenid and Seleucid Periods : the Textual References / by Francis Joannès.
The history of the Ancient Near East covers a huge chronological frame, from the first pictographic texts of the late 4th millennium to the conquest of Alexander the Great in 333 BC. During these millennia, different societies developed in a changing landscape where sheep (and their wool) always played an important economic role. The 22 papers presented here explore the place of wool in the ancient economy of the region, where large-scale textile production began during the second half of the 3rd millennium. By placing emphasis on the development of multi-disciplinary methodologies, experimentation and use of archaeological evidence combined with ancient textual sources, the wide-ranging contributions explore a number of key themes. These include: the first uses of wool in textile manufacture and organization of weaving; trade and exchange; the role of wool in institutionalized economies; and the reconstruction of the processes that led to this first form of industry in Antiquity. The numerous archaeological and written sources provide an enormous amount of data on wool, textile crafts, and clothing and these inter-disciplinary studies are beginning to present a comprehensive picture of the economic and cultural impact of woollen textiles and textile manufacturing on formative ancient societies.
9781782976318 9781782976318
European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop on Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean : From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry : Nanterre, France) (2012
Wool industry--History--Middle East--To 1500--Congresses.
Wool--History--Economic aspects--Middle East--To 1500--Congresses.
Textile fabrics, Ancient--Middle East--Congresses.
Textile industry--History--Middle East--To 1500--Congresses.
Middle East--Antiquities--Congresses.
TS1413.5 / W66 2012
"The present volume gathers together the contributions presented at the European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop on Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean : From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry, which took place in Nanterre, November 7-10, 2012"--Foreword.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Bronze and Iron Age Wools from Europe / by Antoinette Rast-Eicher -- 2. The Expansion of Sheep Herding and the Development of Wool Production in the Ancient Near East : An Archaeozoological and Iconographical Approach / by Emmanuelle Vila and Daniel Helmer -- 3. Sheep, Wool and Textile Production, an Interdisciplinary Approach on the Complexity of Wool Working / by Eva Andersson Strand -- 4. The Archaeology of Wool in Early Mesopotamia : Sources, Methods, Perspectives / by Catherine Breniquet -- 5. Lambs of the Gods. The Beginnings of the Wool Economy in Proto-Cuneiform Texts / by Petr Charvat -- 6. The value of Wool in Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia. On the Control of Sheep and the Handling of Wool in the Presargonic to the Ur III Periods (c. 2400 to 2000 BC) / by Walther Sallaberger -- 7. Wool in the Economy of Sargonic Mesopotamia / by Benjamin Foster -- 8. From Weighing Wool to Weaving Tools. Textile Manufacture at Ebla during the Early Syrian Period in the Light of Archeaological Evidence / by Luca Peyronel -- 9. Rations of Wool at Ebla (Syria, XXIVth cent. BCE) / by Maria Giovanna Biga -- 10. Making Textiles at Arslantepe, Turkey, in the 4th and 3rd Millennia BC. Archaeological Data and Experimental Archaeology / by Romina Laurito, Cristina Lemorini and Assunta Perilli -- 11. Wool Economy in the Royal Archive of Mari during the Šakkanakku Period / by Laurent Colonna d’Istria -- 12. All Wool and a Yard Wide. Wool Production and Trade in the Old Babylonian Sippar / by Katrien de Graef -- 13. Wool Trade in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria According to Old Babylonian and Old Assyrian Texts / by Cécile Michel -- 14. Wool in Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Period / by Agnete Wisti Lassen -- 15. Wool Economy in Minoan Crete before Linear B. A Minimalist Position / by Pietro Militello -- 16. Wool in the Nuzi Texts / by Philippe Abrahami -- 17. Wool Production and Economy at Ugarit / by Valérie Matoïan and Juan-Pablo Vita, with a contribution of E. Bordreuil -- 18. Sheep Rearing, Wool Production and Management in Mycenaean Written Documents / by Françoise Rougemont -- 19. Wool Economy in Greece, end of IInd millennium and Ist millennium BC Aegean / by Marie-Louise Nosch -- 20. Wool, Hair and Textiles in Assyria / by Nicholas Postgate -- 21. “If you have a sheep, you have all you need”. Sheep Husbandry and Wool in the Economy of the Neo-Babylonian Ebabbar Temple at Sippar / by Stefan Zawadzki -- 22. Fabrics and Clothes from Mesopotamia during the Achaemenid and Seleucid Periods : the Textual References / by Francis Joannès.
The history of the Ancient Near East covers a huge chronological frame, from the first pictographic texts of the late 4th millennium to the conquest of Alexander the Great in 333 BC. During these millennia, different societies developed in a changing landscape where sheep (and their wool) always played an important economic role. The 22 papers presented here explore the place of wool in the ancient economy of the region, where large-scale textile production began during the second half of the 3rd millennium. By placing emphasis on the development of multi-disciplinary methodologies, experimentation and use of archaeological evidence combined with ancient textual sources, the wide-ranging contributions explore a number of key themes. These include: the first uses of wool in textile manufacture and organization of weaving; trade and exchange; the role of wool in institutionalized economies; and the reconstruction of the processes that led to this first form of industry in Antiquity. The numerous archaeological and written sources provide an enormous amount of data on wool, textile crafts, and clothing and these inter-disciplinary studies are beginning to present a comprehensive picture of the economic and cultural impact of woollen textiles and textile manufacturing on formative ancient societies.
9781782976318 9781782976318
European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop on Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean : From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry : Nanterre, France) (2012
Wool industry--History--Middle East--To 1500--Congresses.
Wool--History--Economic aspects--Middle East--To 1500--Congresses.
Textile fabrics, Ancient--Middle East--Congresses.
Textile industry--History--Middle East--To 1500--Congresses.
Middle East--Antiquities--Congresses.
TS1413.5 / W66 2012