Fig. 10From: The role of plants and fibres in modelling monumental terracruda sculptures of the Silk Roads: archaeobotanical analyses from the Buddhists sites of Tepe-Narenj and Qol-e-tut (Kabul, Afghanistan)Two examples of the nettle/ramie fibres from QT samples clearly identified according to morphological criteria (scale bar = 100 µm). Left: Change in shape and width with slight twist. Right: Fragment of fibre with a flattened ribbon shape with some transversal marks and vertical striationsBack to article page