Bronze Age Textiles

In the ancient civilizations of the Eastern<br/>Mediterranean textiles were generally much more costly than foodstuffs <br/>animals or bronzes; it is very likely that the same was the case throughout<br/>prehistoric Europe. In this study the first<br/>for over seventy years Klavs Randsborg examines completely preserved woollen<br/>dresses both female and male from Danish oak coffin graves of the early<br/>second millennium BC. These garments matched in age and superb preservation<br/>only by finds from Ancient Egypt along with related artefacts such as images<br/>and figurines are used to build up a rich picture of Bronze Age society and<br/>culture in the context of archaeological ethnographical and historical<br/>information from Europe and beyond.