Wool textiles and archaeometry

Autor: Irene Skals, Margarita Gleba, Michelle Taube, Ulla Mannering

Publikováno v: Danish Journal of Archaeology, Vol 7 (2018)

Characterisations of ancient sheep breeds and wool types and theories about wool fibre processing are integral parts of textile archaeology. The studies build on statistical calculations of measurements of wool fibre diameters and reveal characterist

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Hot-mixed lime mortar: historical and analytical evidence of its use in medieval wall painting plaster

Autor: Mette Midtgaard, Michelle Taube, Isabelle Brajer

Publikováno v: Midtgård Madsen, M, Brajer, I & Taube, M 2020, ' Hot-mixed lime mortar: historical and analytical evidence of its use in medieval wall painting plaster ', Journal of Architectural Conservation, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 235-246 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2020.1785758

This paper presents evidence supported by scientific analyses and historical documents that medieval plasters used for wall paintings in Denmark were, with high probability, produced by mixing quicklime, aggregate and water in an exothermic process,

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https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2020.1785758

The Symbolic Use of Whetstones and Their Role in Displaying Authority over Metallurgical Processes and Trade

Autor: Michelle Taube, Mads Dengsø Jessen

Publikováno v: Viking, Vol 84, Iss 1 (2021)
Dengsø Jessen, M & Taube, M 2021, ' The Symbolic Use of Whetstones and Their Role in Displaying Authority over Metallurgical Processes and Trade ', Viking, vol. 84, no. 1, pp. 85-104 . https://doi.org/10.5617/viking.9055

Whetstones of the Viking Age can have a conspicuous design, but not much is understood about the specific use of more unusual specimens, or their place in rituals. This article proposes a new interpretation of whetstones, based on novel studies of a

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https://journals.uio.no/viking/article/view/9055

Climatically Induced Degradation Processes in Conserved Archaeological Wood Studied by Time-lapse Photography

Autor: Michelle Taube, Francesca Modugno, Hartmut Kutzke, Gilles Chaumat, Jeannette Jacqueline Łucejko, Caitlin M. A. McQueen, Francesca Gambineri, Diego Tamburini, Martin Nordvig Mortensen

Publikováno v: Mortensen, M N, Chaumat, G, Gambineri, F, Kutzke, H, Łucejko, J J, McQueen, C M A, Modugno, F, Tamburini, D & Taube, M 2019, ' Climatically induced degradation processes in conserved archaeological wood studied by time-lapse photography ', Studies in Conservation, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 115-123 . https://doi.org/10.1080/00393630.2018.1490103

Samples of conserved archaeological wood of different ages, origins, and conservation histories were aged in a climate chamber for seven months, while the humidity alternated between 30% RH for 12 hours and 80% RH for 12 hours at a constant temperatu

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https://doi.org/10.1080/00393630.2018.1490103

A matter of months: High precision migration chronology of a Bronze Age female

Autor: Flemming Kaul, Michelle Taube, Niels Lynnerup, Jesper V. Olsen, Chiara Villa, Kristian Kristiansen, Samantha Reiter, Morten E. Allentoft, Karin Margarita Frei, Eske Willerslev, Per Ethelberg, Andrew Wilson, Robert Frei, Marie Louise Jørkov

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 6, p e0178834 (2017)
Frei, K M, Villa, C, Jørkov, M L, Allentoft, M E, Kaul, F, Ethelberg, P, Scott Reiter, S, Wilson, A S, Taube, M, Olsen, J, Lynnerup, N, Willerslev, E, Kristiansen, K & Frei, R 2017, ' A matter of months: High precission migration chronology of a Bronze Age female ', P L o S One, no. 2017 June . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178834
Frei, K M, Villa, C, Jørkov, M L, Allentoft, M E, Kaul, F, Ethelberg, P, Reiter, S S, Wilson, A S, Taube, M, Olsen, J, Lynnerup, N, Willerslev, E, Kristiansen, K & Frei, R 2017, ' A matter of months : high precision migration chronology of a Bronze Age female ', PLoS ONE, vol. 12, no. 6, e0178834 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178834
Frei, K M, Villa, C, Jorkov, M L, Allentoft, M E, Kaul, F, Ethelberg, P, Reiter, S S, Wilson, A S, Taube, M, Olsen, J, Lynnerup, N, Willerslev, E, Kristiansen, K & Frei, R 2017, ' A matter of months : High precision migration chronology of a Bronze Age female ', P L o S One, vol. 12, no. 6, 0178834 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178834
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Establishing the age at which prehistoric individuals move away from their childhood residential location holds crucial information about the socio dynamics and mobility patterns in ancient societies. We present a novel combination of strontium isoto

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5459461?pdf=render