Polarized light microscopy casts new light on plants used to make tapa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8354418 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine A Smith (0000-0002-0541-2296, University of Otago, corresponding author), Benedict J Lowe (0000-0001-6787-2530, University of Otago), N L Fraser (Centre for Materials Science and Technology University of Otago Dunedin PO Box 56 New Zealand), Natasha Fraser (University of Otago), J Boucher (Plant & Food Research), J-J Boucher (Plant and Food Research 55 Old Mill Road, RD 3 Motueka New Zealand) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 991-1008 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/arcm.12562 |
| OpenAlex | W3014141593 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 28 |
Information about plant materials of construction in artefacts advances knowledge about human history, agriculture, trade, migration and adaptation to new environments. Typically, materials identification in artefacts made from plants is problematic, since processing, age, dirt and surface treatments can mask identifying features, while ethical considerations relating to sampling limit the use of some analytical techniques. The study tests the usefulness of polarized light microscopy for identifying the New Zealand and Pacific plant species used to make tapa, indicating birefringent and morphological characteristics that can be used to differentiate fibres at the level Moraceae (Pacific; from genera Artocarpus , Broussonetia and Ficus ) and Malvaceae (New Zealand; from genera Hoheria and Plangianthus )
Archaeology · Biology · Botany · Cartography · Dirt · Ficus · Geography · Moraceae · Optics · Physics · Polarized light microscopy · Bamboo properties and applications · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |