Serena Sabatini – författare

Textile production and the introduction of wool and woolen textiles represented a great revolution in Bronze Age Europe at the dawn of the second millennium BC. The available contemporary written sources from the Mediterranean and Near East suggest that textile production had a strong impact on the cultural, social, and economic life. In most parts of continental Europe, however, archaeological material alone can help us understand the details relating to textile production and its wider importance to early societies. This book provides new insights on patterns of production, specialization, and consumption of textiles in Europe throughout the Bronze Age. Assembling a diverse array of studies on various aspect of the textile production and economy, the essays, specially written for this volume, provide a wide range of scientific data as well as archaeological evidence. They also show the great potential of examining early textile production through the use of innovative methodologies and diverse perspectives.

Textile production and the introduction of wool and woolen textiles represented a great revolution in Bronze Age Europe at the dawn of the second millennium BC. The available contemporary written sources from the Mediterranean and Near East suggest that textile production had a strong impact on the cultural, social, and economic life. In most parts of continental Europe, however, archaeological material alone can help us understand the details relating to textile production and its wider importance to early societies. This book provides new insights on patterns of production, specialization, and consumption of textiles in Europe throughout the Bronze Age. Assembling a diverse array of studies on various aspect of the textile production and economy, the essays, specially written for this volume, provide a wide range of scientific data as well as archaeological evidence. They also show the great potential of examining early textile production through the use of innovative methodologies and diverse perspectives.

Textile production and the introduction of wool and woolen textiles represented a great revolution in Bronze Age Europe at the dawn of the second millennium BC. The available contemporary written sources from the Mediterranean and Near East suggest that textile production had a strong impact on the cultural, social, and economic life. In most parts of continental Europe, however, archaeological material alone can help us understand the details relating to textile production and its wider importance to early societies. This book provides new insights on patterns of production, specialization, and consumption of textiles in Europe throughout the Bronze Age. Assembling a diverse array of studies on various aspect of the textile production and economy, the essays, specially written for this volume, provide a wide range of scientific data as well as archaeological evidence. They also show the great potential of examining early textile production through the use of innovative methodologies and diverse perspectives.

Throughout the local Bronze and Iron Age, European and Mediterranean societies appear to have been involved in complex systems of exchange networks which invariably affected local customs and historical developments. Archaeological evidence suggests social and economic phenomena, cultural expressions and technological skills stemmed from multifaceted encounters between local traditions and external influences. Examples of cultural openness and transcultural hybridisation seem to be more of a norm than an exception. The articles in the volume explore the dynamic relationship between regionally contextualised transformations and inter-regional exchange networks. Particular effort has been put in approaching the issue in a multi-disciplinary perspective. Continental Europe and the Mediterranean may be characterised by specific development and patterns of relations, but the authors draw attention to how those worlds were not alien to each other and illustrate how common interpretative tools can be successfully applied and a comprehensive approach including both zones adopted.

Vad är en person och vad kan en person säga om samhälls­villkoren nu och i det förflutna? I Personligt talat. Biografiska perspektiv i humaniora utforskar vi ett antal personer och deras livshistorier. Resultatet är en historisk resa: olika rum och tider skapar varierande former för mänskligt liv. Men det är också en klassresa, för vilka personer har haft förutsättningar att göra avtryck i historien? Det är även en resa i definitionerna av kvinnligt och manligt; flera av bokens bidrag bekräftar att kvinnors livsvillkor har varit och fortfarande är andra än mäns. Här samlas historiker, litteraturvetare, konstvetare, religions­historiker, etnologer, språkvetare, antikvetare och arkeologer kring människors livsvillkor. Genom alla dessa livsberättelser kan vi få kunskap om historien och livets skiftande förutsättningar. Samtidigt ges en provkarta på utforskandets prövningar. Hur kan vi veta något om det förflutnas människor då det saknas skriftligt vittnesbörd? Även då det finns skrift tillstöter svårigheter: vem har skrivit och i vilket syfte? I boken möter resonemang om idéernas och källornas betydelse för vad vi kan veta, vad varierande metoder och perspektiv innebär, på vad sätt platser och ting kan knytas till det mänskligt levda samt hur utsagornas form påverkar innehållet, i det förflutnas såväl som i våra berättelser.