The use of image analysis to determine yarn twist level in archaeological textiles

Archaeometry

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 337-345

  Cork, C R ^a   Cooke, W D ^a   Wild, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Fabrication; Image analysis; Roman; Textile; Twist measurement; Vindolanda; Wool

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030501194     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1996.tb00781.x     Document Type: Article

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