To Dye or Not to Dye: Bioarchaeological Studies of Hala Sultan Tekke Site, Cyprus

• Authors: Kofel, Dominika

Abstracts

EN

Dated to the Late Bronze Age (Late Cypriot II: 1450–1200 BC and Late Cypriot III: 1200–1050 BC), the site of Hala Sultan Tekke brought to light interesting evidence of textile production and possible fabric dyeing. Finds of loom weights and spindle whorls together with remains of dyer’s croton (Chrozophora tinctoria), field gromwell (Buglossoides arvensis syn. Lithospermum arvense), and shells of murex allow opening a discussion over the methods and reasons for undertaking the time and cost-consuming procedure of dye production. The present article, through an examination of finds and an analysis of plant macrofossils and molluscs, tests a hypothesis of textile dyeing at the Late Cypriot city of Dromolaxia Vizatzia.

Keywords

EN

Bronze Age; Cyprus; textile production; archaeobotany

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Światowit
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 56(1)
• Pages: 89-98

Dates

published

2019-01-10

Contributors

author

Kofel, Dominika

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0012.8474