Copyright © 1994 by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
All rights reserved
First published as a Norton paperback 1995
Book design by JAM Design.
The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:
Barber, E.J.W., 1940–
Women’s work : the first 20,000 years : women, cloth, and society in early times / Elizabeth Wayland Barber.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
1. Textile fabrics, Prehistoric. 2. Women, Prehistoric.
3. Textile fabrics, Ancient. 4. Women—History. I. Title.
GN799.T43B37 1994
305.4′ 3′ 09—dc20 93-47924
ISBN 978-0-393-31348-2
ISBN 978-0-393-28558-1 (e-book)
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