“…4.Spindle whorl weight groups ( N = 479).Fig. 5.Spindle whorls from Poggio Civitate, compared to other settlements in Etruria and Latium (PROCON database; Ficana – Lipkin, 2012: 31; Poggio Colla – Meyers, 2015b: 254).…”
Section: Textile Tools From Poggio Civitatementioning
confidence: 99%
“…8.Loom weight thickness and weight distribution ( N = 60).Fig. 9.Loom weights from Poggio Civitate, compared to other settlements in Etruria and Latium (published data and PROCON database; Monte Savino – Macellari, 1983: 123–6; Forcello di Bagnolo di San Vito – Vay, 1988: 171–2; Acquarossa – Wikander, 1986: 112, 125 n. 282; Accesa – Camporeale, 1997: 199; Ficana – Lipkin, 2012). …”
Section: Textile Tools From Poggio Civitatementioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Etruria, as in most ancient societies, textiles were necessary for a wide range of purposes, including clothing (Bonfante, 2003), armour (Gleba, 2012), sails, furnishings — coverings for floors and furniture, wall hangings and awnings — as well as bags, sacks, wrappings and even books (van der Meer, 2007). Despite their great economic and social importance, textile production and consumption have only recently entered into the discourse on Etruscan crafts, technology, economy and the socio-religious sphere (see Gleba, 2008; Pitzalis, 2011; Lipkin, 2012). 2 This is partially due to a limited number of extant Etruscan textile fragments, which are constantly increasing (Gleba, 2017a, 2017b).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 This is partially due to a limited number of extant Etruscan textile fragments, which are constantly increasing (Gleba, 2017a, 2017b). A more important lacuna has been the lack of systematic studies on textile tools, although items such as spindle whorls and loom weights are ubiquitous finds and constitute the single most important and plentiful type of evidence for understanding the technology and assessing the scale of textile manufacturing in Etruria (Gleba, 2008; Lipkin, 2012).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The tools are found in a variety of contexts. Spinning and weaving tools found in tombs (Pitzalis, 2011; Lipkin, 2012; Laurito, 2015) and votive deposits (Gleba, 2009) indicate the social significance of textile production. Finds from settlement areas, on the other hand, are crucial because their context is directly related to their functional use.…”
This paper discusses some of the insights that have been gained from the study of the textile tools from the Etruscan settlement of Poggio Civitate di Murlo and coeval textiles recovered from the adjacent cemetery site of Poggio Aguzzo di Murlo. Over 1,600 textile tools (including spindle whorls, loom weights, and spools) are analysed from a functional perspective, and results suggest that the textiles found in burials were likely produced at the site. This new information is discussed in light of other subsistence and craft activities documented at the settlement, all of which indicate an inward-oriented economy that catered to the local elites and the populations they controlled.
“…4.Spindle whorl weight groups ( N = 479).Fig. 5.Spindle whorls from Poggio Civitate, compared to other settlements in Etruria and Latium (PROCON database; Ficana – Lipkin, 2012: 31; Poggio Colla – Meyers, 2015b: 254).…”
Section: Textile Tools From Poggio Civitatementioning
confidence: 99%
“…8.Loom weight thickness and weight distribution ( N = 60).Fig. 9.Loom weights from Poggio Civitate, compared to other settlements in Etruria and Latium (published data and PROCON database; Monte Savino – Macellari, 1983: 123–6; Forcello di Bagnolo di San Vito – Vay, 1988: 171–2; Acquarossa – Wikander, 1986: 112, 125 n. 282; Accesa – Camporeale, 1997: 199; Ficana – Lipkin, 2012). …”
Section: Textile Tools From Poggio Civitatementioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Etruria, as in most ancient societies, textiles were necessary for a wide range of purposes, including clothing (Bonfante, 2003), armour (Gleba, 2012), sails, furnishings — coverings for floors and furniture, wall hangings and awnings — as well as bags, sacks, wrappings and even books (van der Meer, 2007). Despite their great economic and social importance, textile production and consumption have only recently entered into the discourse on Etruscan crafts, technology, economy and the socio-religious sphere (see Gleba, 2008; Pitzalis, 2011; Lipkin, 2012). 2 This is partially due to a limited number of extant Etruscan textile fragments, which are constantly increasing (Gleba, 2017a, 2017b).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 This is partially due to a limited number of extant Etruscan textile fragments, which are constantly increasing (Gleba, 2017a, 2017b). A more important lacuna has been the lack of systematic studies on textile tools, although items such as spindle whorls and loom weights are ubiquitous finds and constitute the single most important and plentiful type of evidence for understanding the technology and assessing the scale of textile manufacturing in Etruria (Gleba, 2008; Lipkin, 2012).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The tools are found in a variety of contexts. Spinning and weaving tools found in tombs (Pitzalis, 2011; Lipkin, 2012; Laurito, 2015) and votive deposits (Gleba, 2009) indicate the social significance of textile production. Finds from settlement areas, on the other hand, are crucial because their context is directly related to their functional use.…”
This paper discusses some of the insights that have been gained from the study of the textile tools from the Etruscan settlement of Poggio Civitate di Murlo and coeval textiles recovered from the adjacent cemetery site of Poggio Aguzzo di Murlo. Over 1,600 textile tools (including spindle whorls, loom weights, and spools) are analysed from a functional perspective, and results suggest that the textiles found in burials were likely produced at the site. This new information is discussed in light of other subsistence and craft activities documented at the settlement, all of which indicate an inward-oriented economy that catered to the local elites and the populations they controlled.
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