Textile production and craft specialisation at Tianluoshan in the lower Yangzi Valley
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3380080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith Cameron (0000-0003-0001-8430, Australian National University, corresponding author), Guoping Sun (0000-0002-4325-900X, Institute of Archaeology) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 389 |
| Pages | 1124-1141 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2022.104 |
| OpenAlex | W4291535543 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 16 |
Early craft specialisation provides insights into the emergence of social complexity. Textile production also offers a lens through which specialisation can be recognised. Here, the authors present a detailed contextual and technological analysis of a large assemblage of textile-production tools from Tianluoshan, a waterlogged Middle Neolithic site in the Yangzi Valley, China. Using thechaîne opératoireapproach, tools are identified, their roles in the production process explained and their significance explored. The results trace the production of textiles from spinning through loom weaving to fabric construction with needles. The use of a variety of fibre-based plants is suggested and tentative evidence for the early use of ground looms explored
Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology) · Craft · Economics · Geography · LOOM · Production (economics) · Textile · Weaving · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Engineering · History · Mechanical Engineering · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |