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Étudier les motifs vestimentaires en Grèce Ancienne. Méthodologie et enjeux
Les Cahiers de l'École du Louvre, 2022 Because of the Greek climate, few textile fibres of animal or vegetable origin have survived. The absence of significant archaeological evidence makes it difficult to study the appearance of ancient clothing.
Quentin Richard
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An Analysis of the Style of Male Caftans And Female Dresses of the Alans from the North Caucasus
Поволжская археология, 2017 The article considers the variation in the style of clothing of the Alans populating the territory of the North Caucasus in 8th – 13th centuries. An analysis of pattern drawings allowed the author to assume that the style of Alan clothing was based on ...
Orfinskaya Olga V.
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Bronze Age Textiles: A Preliminary Analysis of Fragments Discovered at Tepe Dasht, Sistan [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2011 Of the many diverse arts that flourished during the third millennium BC, textiles played an especiallysignificant role in society. Archaeological textiles offer an important source of material cultural testimony fordaily life in ancient times- relating ...
Mehdi Mortazavi +2 more
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The sensory archaeology of textiles [PDF]
, 2019 Textiles are sensuous; we respond to them through touch, vision and smell, movement, sound and temperature. Through sensations, textiles embody emotions of identity, and define hierarchies of power and value. Yet through the taphonomy of decay, ancient textiles are frequently devoid of their original sensory properties, they come to us as faded ...
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Clothing the Elite? Patterns of Textile Production and Consumption in Ancient Sudan and Nubia
Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae, 2018 The Kingdom of Meroe (300 BCE-350 CE) developed a truly unique textile tradition, represented by hundreds of preserved fabrics, tools and iconographic representations.
Elsa Yvanez
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Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.We provide a historic overview of microscopic soil structure characterization from its founding father, Walter Kubiëna, to several technical revolutions like automation, digitalization, and artificial intelligence. In addition to technical advancements, we explore how concepts and research questions have evolved in time.
Steffen Schlüter +3 more
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Heritage Science, 2023 Cotton (Gossypium species) was used as textile fibre already in the early Indus culture, and since then it has been cultivated in Tropical and Subtropical regions around the whole planet. The species G.
Jenni A. Suomela +4 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Sorghum is a staple food for hundreds of millions of people in dry regions worldwide, and improving its nutritional quality is vital for global food and health security under climate change. In this study, we evaluated traditional Sudanese sorghum varieties grown in eastern deltas to better understand their natural health‐promoting properties. We found
Khitma A. Sir Elkhatim +5 more
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Searching for late neolithic spinning bowls in the central Balkans [PDF]
Starinar, 2017 Over the past twenty years, research on textile has received increasing attention in archaeology worldwide, providing new insights into one of the most important crafts in human history. In contrast, activities related to spinning and weaving in
Svilar Marija M.
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios +7 more
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