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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Autores principales:	Andreas Späth, Markus Meyer, Thomas Huthwelker, Camelia N. Borca, Karl Meßlinger, Manfred Bieber, Ludmilla L. Barkova, Rainer H. Fink
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:feab65a2860640dfba7ac2ba31ae8ad22021-12-02T13:34:57ZX-ray microscopy reveals the outstanding craftsmanship of Siberian Iron Age textile dyers10.1038/s41598-021-84747-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/feab65a2860640dfba7ac2ba31ae8ad22021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84747-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract 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 of Iron Age Central Asian textile production. We have employed synchrotron-based µ-XRF imaging to detect the distribution of metal organic pigments within individual fibres of the Pazyryk carpet (about 2500 years old) and compare the results to wool fibres, which we prepared according to traditional Anatolian dyeing recipes. We observe congruent pigment distribution within specimens from the Pazyryk carpet and natural wool fibres that we have fermented prior to dyeing. Therefore, we conclude that the superior fermentation technique has been utilized about 2000 years earlier than known so far.Andreas SpäthMarkus MeyerThomas HuthwelkerCamelia N. BorcaKarl MeßlingerManfred BieberLudmilla L. BarkovaRainer H. FinkNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Andreas Späth Markus Meyer Thomas Huthwelker Camelia N. Borca Karl Meßlinger Manfred Bieber Ludmilla L. Barkova Rainer H. Fink X-ray microscopy reveals the outstanding craftsmanship of Siberian Iron Age textile dyers
description	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 of Iron Age Central Asian textile production. We have employed synchrotron-based µ-XRF imaging to detect the distribution of metal organic pigments within individual fibres of the Pazyryk carpet (about 2500 years old) and compare the results to wool fibres, which we prepared according to traditional Anatolian dyeing recipes. We observe congruent pigment distribution within specimens from the Pazyryk carpet and natural wool fibres that we have fermented prior to dyeing. Therefore, we conclude that the superior fermentation technique has been utilized about 2000 years earlier than known so far.
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author	Andreas Späth Markus Meyer Thomas Huthwelker Camelia N. Borca Karl Meßlinger Manfred Bieber Ludmilla L. Barkova Rainer H. Fink
author_facet	Andreas Späth Markus Meyer Thomas Huthwelker Camelia N. Borca Karl Meßlinger Manfred Bieber Ludmilla L. Barkova Rainer H. Fink
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title	X-ray microscopy reveals the outstanding craftsmanship of Siberian Iron Age textile dyers
title_short	X-ray microscopy reveals the outstanding craftsmanship of Siberian Iron Age textile dyers
title_full	X-ray microscopy reveals the outstanding craftsmanship of Siberian Iron Age textile dyers
title_fullStr	X-ray microscopy reveals the outstanding craftsmanship of Siberian Iron Age textile dyers
title_full_unstemmed	X-ray microscopy reveals the outstanding craftsmanship of Siberian Iron Age textile dyers
title_sort	x-ray microscopy reveals the outstanding craftsmanship of siberian iron age textile dyers
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/feab65a2860640dfba7ac2ba31ae8ad2
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X-ray microscopy reveals the outstanding craftsmanship of Siberian Iron Age textile dyers

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