Vegetable Plaiting Materials from the Site of Abu Tbeirah (Southern Iraq, Third Millennium BC): Experimental Approach

Vegetable Plaiting Materials from the Site of Abu Tbeirah (Southern Iraq, Third Millennium BC): Experimental Approach

This study is based on plaiting materials from Abu Tbeirah, Iraq, with a particular attention to baskets and reed mats. The study focuses on the various raw materials used, on diverse plating techniques and tries to understand possible uses of these artefacts in their context. The research has been...

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Main Author: Maria Virginia Montorfani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EXARC 2019-02-01
Series:EXARC Journal
Subjects:
basketry
ancient technology
ethnoarchaeology
fibre
bronze age
iraq
Online Access:https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10399
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spelling doaj-5ae9f901829845d18cf138ab0a3c65ff2021-06-15T15:28:53ZengEXARCEXARC Journal2212-89562019-02-012019/1ark:/88735/10399Vegetable Plaiting Materials from the Site of Abu Tbeirah (Southern Iraq, Third Millennium BC): Experimental ApproachMaria Virginia MontorfaniThis study is based on plaiting materials from Abu Tbeirah, Iraq, with a particular attention to baskets and reed mats. The study focuses on the various raw materials used, on diverse plating techniques and tries to understand possible uses of these artefacts in their context. The research has been developed with an experimental approach, based on archaeological and ethnographic sources.https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10399basketryancient technologyethnoarchaeologyfibrebronze ageiraq
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author Maria Virginia Montorfani
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Vegetable Plaiting Materials from the Site of Abu Tbeirah (Southern Iraq, Third Millennium BC): Experimental Approach
EXARC Journal
basketry
ancient technology
ethnoarchaeology
fibre
bronze age
iraq
author_facet Maria Virginia Montorfani
author_sort Maria Virginia Montorfani
title Vegetable Plaiting Materials from the Site of Abu Tbeirah (Southern Iraq, Third Millennium BC): Experimental Approach
title_short Vegetable Plaiting Materials from the Site of Abu Tbeirah (Southern Iraq, Third Millennium BC): Experimental Approach
title_full Vegetable Plaiting Materials from the Site of Abu Tbeirah (Southern Iraq, Third Millennium BC): Experimental Approach
title_fullStr Vegetable Plaiting Materials from the Site of Abu Tbeirah (Southern Iraq, Third Millennium BC): Experimental Approach
title_full_unstemmed Vegetable Plaiting Materials from the Site of Abu Tbeirah (Southern Iraq, Third Millennium BC): Experimental Approach
title_sort vegetable plaiting materials from the site of abu tbeirah (southern iraq, third millennium bc): experimental approach
publisher EXARC
series EXARC Journal
issn 2212-8956
publishDate 2019-02-01
description This study is based on plaiting materials from Abu Tbeirah, Iraq, with a particular attention to baskets and reed mats. The study focuses on the various raw materials used, on diverse plating techniques and tries to understand possible uses of these artefacts in their context. The research has been developed with an experimental approach, based on archaeological and ethnographic sources.
topic basketry
ancient technology
ethnoarchaeology
fibre
bronze age
iraq
url https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10399
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