By Andrea Vianello
This e-book examines how unique fabrics have been exchanged and used around the Mediterranean from the Neolithic period to the Iron Age, concentrating on the Bronze Age. a number of fabrics and interpretative techniques are awarded via numerous case reviews. those emphasise how the price of unique fabrics trusted the context during which they have been fed on. The booklet firmly departs from assumptions of fastened different types equivalent to status goods or corresponding values, as obtrusive within the Amarna letters. as a substitute, it exhibits how nearly any item can be favored or overlooked based totally on the cultural, social and fiscal dynamics of person communities.a
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