Flax look‐alikes
Pitfalls of ancient plant fibre identification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8354613 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Haugan (University of Bergen Department of Physics and Technology Allegaten 55 5007 Bergen Norway), Bodil Holst (0000-0001-6809-2579, University of Bergen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 951-960 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| 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.12054 |
| OpenAlex | W1776686111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 11 |
Plant fibres have been used since ancient times in numerous applications ranging from nets and basketry to textiles for clothing. A proper identification of plant fibre remains in archaeological excavations provides important information about resource exploitation and agriculture. In order to identify plant fibres, a series of fibre features—cross‐section diameter, lumen diameter, dislocations (nodes), cross markings, cross‐section shape and lumen shape—have been defined and characteristic traits of these features for different fibre types established. How suitable these traits really are for fibre identification has been a matter of debate. To resolve this issue, we have performed a systematic investigation of typical textile bast fibres: flax, nettle and hemp. We have investigated cross‐section diameter, lumen diameter, dislocations (nodes) and cross markings using standard compound, white light transmission microscopy. Our investigations show that all the traits that are considered characteristic for one type of plant fibre can also, on occasion, be found in other types. This demonstrates that an investigation of the traits listed above is not sufficient to ensure a correct identification of the plant fibre material; in particular, when only a small amount of material is available. This is often the case in archaeological excavations
Archaeology · Bast fibre · Biology · Botany · Clothing · Composite material · Cross section (physics) · Geography · Identification (biology) · Physics · Plant identification · Textile · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Materials Science · Nuts composition and effects · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
Identification of Fibers and Weaving Technology in the Remains of Fabrics Discovered From Kuh-E Khwaja, a Parthian Archaeological Site in Sistan, Iran
Bast fiber production and consumption on the 5th-millennium-BP north Loess Plateau, China
Handbook for the Analysis of Micro-Particles in Archaeological Samples
Viking and Early Middle Ages Northern Scandinavian Textiles Proven to be made with Hemp
Identification and Comparison between Non-Woody Plant Fibers (Flax, Hemp, Kenaf And Cotton) with Manuscript Paper Fibers of The 5th, 7th to 12th Centuries AH, Belonging to the Malek National Library and Museum
Identifying plant fibre textiles from Norwegian Merovingian Period and Viking Age graves
Dental evidence of textile-related task activities in the Bronze Age site of Laderas del Castillo (Alicante, Spain)
Evaluation of microscopy techniques and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy on textile fibers from the Vesuvian area
Describing the neolithic cord production process
Fermented beverage and food storage in 13,000 y-old stone mortars at Raqefet Cave, Israel
Identifying indigenous bast microfibers for archaeological research in East Asia
An Experimental and Methodological Approach of Plant Fibres in Dental Calculus
The Fifth-Century AD Riverine Barge of Santa Maria in Padovetere (Ferrara, Italy)
Emergence of fibrecraft specialization 8000 years ago in early Neolithic North China
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Paper production and usage in the late fourteenth century in northern China
The Identification of the Sacred “Chiton” ( Sarapis ) of Pharaoh Alexander the Great in Tomb II at Vergina, Macedonia, Greece
Eurasian textiles
Fishers of The Corded Ware Culture in The Eastern Baltic
Identification of Cannabis Fiber from the Astana Cemeteries, Xinjiang, China, with Reference to Its Unique Decorative Utilization
Is It Hop? Identifying Hop Fibres in a European Historical Context
Polarized light microscopy casts new light on plants used to make tapa
Is Cross‐Section Shape a Distinct Feature in Plant Fibre Identification
Polarized Light Microscopy
Leonard Rockshelter Revisited
First experimental evidence of hop fibres in historical textiles
Investigating the materials and manufacture of Jinzi
| Citations per year | 2.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |