Abstract
Previously, our laboratory reported the analysis of archaeological textiles from the Paracas Necropolis (400 BC - 400 AD) in Peru. The study has been expanded to include textile fragments from the Etowah Mound C located in Northwest Georgia. These fragments have been dated approximately 1200 AD. Samples were removed from four textile fragments, catalog numbers EMC 640, EMC 842, EMO A842, and an unnumbered copper covered ear disk. These textiles have been described in detail in other publications. Infrared and visible spectra were obtained from fibers removed from each of these fragments, as well as spectra of three dye plant extracts (Galium corymbosium, Galium aparine, Rubia tinctoria or cordifolia) and spectra of alum mordanted wool dyed with those extracts.IR spectra are obtained on an Analect AQS-20M IR microspectrometer system with an MCT narrow band detector. Single fibers are prepared for analysis by flattening with a metal probe and transferring to a 1 mm-thick KC1 plate. Typical sample areas range from 30 to 50 μm in diameter.
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