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Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times First Paperback Edition.

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"Elizabeth Barber is as knowing and perceptive as any archaeologist-author in sight…Her topic is wonderfully fresh."
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About the Author

Elizabeth Wayland Barber has authored Prehistoric Textiles, The Mummies of Ürümchi, and The Dancing Goddesses, among other works. Professor emerita of archaeology and linguistics at Occidental College, she now lives in Utah.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton ; First Paperback Edition. (January 1, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393313484
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393313482
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1360L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches
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