X-ray microscopy reveals the outstanding craftsmanship of Siberian Iron Age textile dyers

Abstract The excellent craftsmanship of ancient Oriental and Central Asian textile dyers is already demonstrated in the remarkable brilliance and fastness of the colours of the so-called Pazyryk carpet, the by far oldest pile carpet found to date. This specimen resembles the advanced craftsmanship o...

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Main Authors: Andreas Späth, Markus Meyer, Thomas Huthwelker, Camelia N. Borca, Karl Meßlinger, Manfred Bieber, Ludmilla L. Barkova, Rainer H. Fink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84747-z