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Preliminary Study of the Application of Fourier Transform Raman Spectroscopy to the Analysis of Degraded Archaeological Linen Textiles
Author(s) -
Edwards H. G. M.,
Ellis E.,
Farwell D. W.,
Janaway R. C.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4555(199609)27:9<663::aid-jrs11>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - raman spectroscopy , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , archaeology , cellulose , mineralogy , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , chemical engineering , optics , engineering , geography , physics , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry
A preliminary investigation of the novel application of Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy to the non‐destructive analysis of archaeological fabrics is illustrated with linen samples from two sites, one a mummy‐wrapping from a XIIth Dynastic Egyptian rock tomb burial ( ca . 1900 BC) and the other some cloth from a mass grave at Kasr‐el‐Yahud, near Jericho in the Dead Sea region (AD 614). Comparison of the spectra with that of pure cotton, another cellulose‐based natural fibre, was effected and a distinction between the two was demonstrated. The samples were not pretreated chemically before analysis, and were used directly from their respective storage collections.