This bilingual
French and English collection of papers by a panel of international scholars,
springing from a round table held in Ghent in 2006, offers archaeological and
ethnographic perspectives on the technical aspects of plant processing to
produce string, cordage, baskets and textiles. It focuses on processing and
production techniques and the chaine operatoire. In other words, the
contributions study the entire sequence of processing, from raw material
selection to manufacture, use and discard. Prehistoric plant data, microwear
analysis and other archaeological evidence from Palaeolithic to Neolithic
Europe is examined alongside ethnographic studies of contemporary practice in
New Guinea and French Guiana.
French and English collection of papers by a panel of international scholars,
springing from a round table held in Ghent in 2006, offers archaeological and
ethnographic perspectives on the technical aspects of plant processing to
produce string, cordage, baskets and textiles. It focuses on processing and
production techniques and the chaine operatoire. In other words, the
contributions study the entire sequence of processing, from raw material
selection to manufacture, use and discard. Prehistoric plant data, microwear
analysis and other archaeological evidence from Palaeolithic to Neolithic
Europe is examined alongside ethnographic studies of contemporary practice in
New Guinea and French Guiana.
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