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Analytical Methods and Prehistoric Textiles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Mary Elizabeth King
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Abstract

The special problems of textile analysis in archaeology are reviewed. The present state of the art concerning identification of fibers, analysis of structure and technique, dyes, and analytical techniques is outlined. Suggestions are made for securing comparative collections and for recording archaeological specimens.

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American Antiquity , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 1978, pp. 89 - 96
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1978

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