Women as “wool-workers” and “sex-workers” in Athens (fourth century BCE)
The building Z3 of the Kerameikos in Athens offers a very good example of the questions arising when studying women at work in the ivth century BC (and outside the private context of the household). The disposition of the rooms and the material excavated lead to the identification of building Z3 as...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:cliowgh_310 https://doi.org/10.4000/cliowgh.310 urn:doi:10.4000/cliowgh.310 en https://journals.openedition.org/cliowgh/310 2017-04-20T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/e3ra All rights reserved Women as “wool-workers” and “sex-workers” in Athens (fourth century BCE) Clio Belin info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2554-3822 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cliowgh Sebillotte Cuchet, Violaine prostitution Athènes époque classique archéologie économie travailleur textile prostitution Athens classical period archaeology economy worker textiles The building Z3 of the Kerameikos in Athens offers a very good example of the questions arising when studying women at work in the ivth century BC (and outside the private context of the household). The disposition of the rooms and the material excavated lead to the identification of building Z3 as a textile fabric and, perhaps, a place for prostitution. Without offering answers to all questions about the organization of labor in the well-known Athenian workshops area, the document highlights some important features: the systematic use of slave-labor, the confusion between housing and working place, the versatility of activities, including sexual tasks. Le bâtiment Z3 du quartier du Céramique à Athènes offre un bon exemple des questions que se posent aujourd’hui les spécialistes concernant le travail des femmes au ive siècle avant J.-C. (hors du domaine privé de la maison). L’agencement des pièces et le mobilier trouvé sur place attestent la fonction du bâtiment : une fabrique de textile qui pourrait, en plus, avoir tenu lieu de lieu de prostitution. Le document, sans apporter de réponse certaine sur l’organisation du travail dans le quartier des artisans d’Athènes, permet de souligner des traits spécifiques : le caractère systématique du travail imposé aux esclaves, l’absence de distinction entre habitat et lieu de travail, la polyvalence des tâches imposées, y compris les services sexuels. |
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prostitution Athènes époque classique archéologie économie travailleur textile prostitution Athens classical period archaeology economy worker textiles |
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The building Z3 of the Kerameikos in Athens offers a very good example of the questions arising when studying women at work in the ivth century BC (and outside the private context of the household). The disposition of the rooms and the material excavated lead to the identification of building Z3 as a textile fabric and, perhaps, a place for prostitution. Without offering answers to all questions about the organization of labor in the well-known Athenian workshops area, the document highlights some important features: the systematic use of slave-labor, the confusion between housing and working place, the versatility of activities, including sexual tasks. |
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Sebillotte Cuchet, Violaine |
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Sebillotte Cuchet, Violaine |
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Women as “wool-workers” and “sex-workers” in Athens (fourth century BCE) |
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