Naslov
Spinners and Weavers in Early Iron Age Graves in eastern Croatia

Autori
Kramberger, Julia Katarina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, ostalo

Skup
4th Doctoral Meeting of the L’école Européenne de Protohistoire de Bibracte

Mjesto i datum
Glux-en-Glenne, Francuska, 12.03.2018. - 13.03.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Podatak o recenziji nije dostupan

Ključne riječi
spinning ; weaving ; archaeological textiles ; textile production tools ; graves ; Iron Age ; Kaptol ; Kagovac

Sažetak
The Early Iron Age in the northern and north- eastern part of Croatia is marked by the Kaptol culture, which is, in turn, a cultural component of the Hallstatt culture, a wide- spread Early Iron Age phenomenon. The sites of Kaptol and Kagovac in the Požega Valley in eastern Croatia are true representatives of this cultural group and are two of the few Early Iron Age tumuli-necropolises excavated in Croatia so far. These tumuli not only provide us with interesting ceramic and metal finds which inform us of important trading routes throughout the Balkans, but they also illustrate the importance of certain individuals in the local society. Interestingly, four of the eighteen excavated tumuli yielded finds of textile production tools. Judging by the distribution of the various tools, it can be determined that in all of the graves containing textile tools there was at least one ceramic spindle whorl included in the grave, while the ceramic loom-weights found in only one of the tumuli present a sort of a peculiarity. Although the finds of spindle whorls and loom-weights are closely linked to the textile production process, the grave context of this type of finds on these two sites gives them a completely different dimension. It is possible that these finds served simply as symbolic markers of the gender of the deceased, due to the standing concept that textile production was a female profession. On the other hand, it is possible that the deceased were merely textile producers and that their gender did not necessarily influence the choice of this profession. The situation found on the sites of Kaptol and Kagovac is interesting regarding the number and type of textile tool grave finds, as the wealthier graves contain a bigger number and range of textile implements. This could be seen as an indication of a higher social rank of the deceased or a specific specialisation of the individual within the textile production process.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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