The Construction, Use, and Discard of Female Identities: Interpreting Spindle Whorls at Vindolanda and Corbridge

Spindle whorls are one of the most durable traces of the textile craft in the archaeological record. They can be found in copious quantities and diverse types in forts and extramural settlements on the Romano British northern frontier. The connection between spinning tools and female identity, altho...

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Main Author: Marta Alberti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2018-05-01
Series:Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal
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Online Access:https://traj.openlibhums.org/articles/241