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Table 1 List of the Paracas threads analysed with their relative description, identified inorganic elements, molecular markers, and hypothesis on the possible dye sources

From: Revealing the organic dye and mordant composition of Paracas textiles by a combined analytical approach

  1. The colour of the cells for each element is related to its peak area intensity in XRF spectra, from the most intense (white) to the lowest (black) with one or two shades of grey in between (n.a. not analysed, tr  traces)
  2. *Repatriated from the National Museum of World Culture (NMWC; Gothenburg; Sweden) to the Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú (MNAAHP; Lima; Peru) in 2014
  3. **Repatriated from the National Museum of World Culture (NMWC; Gothenburg; Sweden) to the Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú (MNAAHP; Lima; Peru) in 2017
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