Sequencing Analytical Methods for Small Sample Dating and Dye Identification of Textile Fibers

Application to a Fragment from Seip Mound Group, Ohio

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11205366
AutoresR A Armitage (0000-0003-3660-5186, Eastern Michigan University, autor de correspondencia), Kathryn A Jakes (0000-0002-4529-1839, The Ohio State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen41
Número1
Páginas26-40
Fecha de publicación2016-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMidcontinental Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0146-1109 • E-ISSN: 2327-4271
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/2327427115y.0000000009
OpenAlexW2117614245
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas22

Examination of fibers from a colored fabric fragment from Seip Mound Group, Ohio, demonstrates the utility of sequencing analytical techniques: (1) minimally destructive pretreatment to remove humic acids followed by plasma-chemical oxidation, in preparation for accelerator mass spectrometric determination of radiocarbon age and (2) direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) of the pretreatment solution, for the determination of red colorants. Pretreatment followed by plasma-chemical oxidation provided the opportunity to date 3 mg of fiber using just 200 mcg of carbon. Examination of the pretreatment solution by DART-MS confirmed the composition of anthraquinones consistent with those from bedstraw root (Galium sp.). The date determined (1,805 ± 35 B.P.) places the textile in the midrange of radiocarbon dates previously obtained for the Seip earthworks; identification of the dye plant shows that the Hopewell possessed a sophisticated knowledge of plants and their uses

Accelerator mass spectrometry · Archaeology · Chromatography · Geography · Mass spectrometry · Radiocarbon dating · Textile · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Environmental Chemistry · Paleopathology and ancient diseases