Photographic methods to detect colourants in archaeological textiles

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-525

  Baldia, Christel M ^a   Jakes, Kathryn A ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeological colourants; Archaeological textiles; Colourant detection; Forensic photography; Hopewell; Seip mound group, Ohio

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; COLOR; FILM; FILTER; FLUORESCENCE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LIGHT EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; REFLECTANCE;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845508794     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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