An Undervalued Archaeological Resource

Social Aspects of Bronze Age Textile Production in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7174688
AutoresRicardo E Basso Rial (0000-0002-5323-2281, University of Alicante, autor de correspondencia), F J Jover Maestre (0000-0001-5213-2361, University of Alicante), J A López Padilla (0000-0002-1506-4731, National Archaeological Museum of Spain)
Año2021
Volumen24
Número3
Páginas324-344
Fecha de publicación2021-04-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/eaa.2021.15
OpenAlexW3152561450
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas28

According to Childe, the Bronze Age in Europe is thought to be the first ‘golden age’ in European history. The development of metallurgy, clearly associated with the production of weapons, and the expansion of exchange networks covering all types of goods are considered essential in the process of consolidation of social elites, and, by extension, of social inequalities. The significance of textile production has, however, been undervalued as a specialized craft and as a manufacturing process that creates cultural differences and signals social inequalities. Being associated with domestic contexts rather than with specialized workshops, textile production in the eastern Iberian Peninsula has been underestimated; it is addressed here, as is its potential importance in societies immersed in a process of social stratification

Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Business · Consolidation (business · Craft · Economics · Economy · Ethnology · Geography · Grave goods · Inequality · Peninsula · Production (economics · Social inequality · Social science · Social stratification · Sociology · History