[ebooks] Architecture Live Projects: Pedagogy into Practice by From Routledge at Arts-Photography

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In the past; textile production was a key part of all ancient societies. The Ancient Near East stands out in this respect with the overwhelming amount of documentation both in terms of raw materials; line of production; and the distribution of finished products. The thirteen intriguing chapters in Textile Production and Consumption in the Ancient Near East describe the developments and changes from household to standardised; industrialised and centralised productions which take place in the region. They discuss the economic; social and cultural impact of textiles on ancient society through the application of textile tool studies; experimental testing; context studies and epigraphical as well as iconographical sources. Together they demonstrate that the textile industries; production; technology; consumption and innovations are crucial to; and therefore provide an in-depth view of ancient societies during this period. Geographically the contributions cover Anatolia; the Levant; Syria; the Assyrian heartland; Sumer; and Egypt.