The Provenance of Ancient Cotton and Wool Textiles from Nubia: Insights from Technical Textile Analysis and Strontium Isotopes

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-08-11 DOI:10.1163/21915784-bja10019

M. Wozniak, Z. Belka

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Abstract

Late antique and medieval cotton and wool textiles found in the middle Nile Valley (Nubia, northern Sudan) were analysed for their technical characteristics and strontium (Sr) isotope composition. All wool textiles exhibit Sr isotope signatures consistent with the isotopic background of the region studied and are considered to be of local origin. However, a medieval wool kilim from Meinarti shows technical and aesthetic features suggesting its foreign Maghreb provenance. As this fabric dates back to the occupation of Meinarti by the Beni Ikrima tribe, it is suggested that the kilim was woven by the Beni Ikrima people from local Nubian raw material. The cotton samples tested come from abroad and document trade with the oases of the Egyptian Western Desert, the west coast of India, and perhaps also with the Arabian Peninsula or Pakistan.

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努比亚古代棉毛纺织品的来源:来自技术纺织品分析和锶同位素的见解

研究人员分析了在尼罗河谷中部(努比亚，苏丹北部)发现的古代晚期和中世纪的棉花和羊毛纺织品的技术特征和锶(Sr)同位素组成。所有羊毛纺织品的Sr同位素特征与研究地区的同位素背景一致，被认为是当地起源。然而，来自迈纳尔蒂的中世纪羊毛千米显示出技术和美学特征，表明它来自马格里布。由于这种织物可以追溯到贝尼Ikrima部落占领Meinarti的时期，因此有人认为kilim是贝尼Ikrima人用当地的努比亚原料编织而成的。测试的棉花样本来自国外，记录了与埃及西部沙漠的绿洲，印度西海岸，也许还有阿拉伯半岛或巴基斯坦的贸易。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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