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Table 1 The case studies of archaeological textiles dated with the radiocarbon method

From: Radiocarbon dating of archaeological textiles at different states of preservation

No.

Reference name

Condition

Type of fibre

Relative dating

Pre-treatment

C measured (mg)

Radiocarbon age

14C Resultsa

1

Odos Thevon [Nikaia]

Mineralised in storage

Cellulosic bast

Classical period Greece (490-338 BC)

ABA

1.1 mg

1. RICH-27497: 2427 ± 24BP

1. 95.4% probability

745BC (14.1%) 691BC

665BC ( 6.1%) 645BC

551BC (75.2%) 406BC

2. RICH-27498: 2430 ± 24BP

2. 95.4% probability

746BC (15.9%) 689BC

666BC ( 6.7%) 644BC

564BC (72.8%) 407BC

2

Eleusis

Mineralised, adhesives, on permanent display

Cellulosic bast

Middle

Classical period

Greece

(ca. 450 BC)

hexane–acetone-ethanol (Soxhlet) -ABA

1.1 mg

1. RICH-27499: 2445 ± 26BP

1. 95.4% probability

1505BC (95.1%) 1396BC

1332BC (0.4%) 1329BC

2. RICH-27500: 2430 ± 26BP

2. 95.4% probability

431AD (93.2%) 607AD

625AD (2.2%) 636AD

3

MMGC

Coptic

tunic

Inhumation burial, desiccation, adhesives, on display (?)

Cellulosic bast

300-600 AD

RoAMS 569.73: ABA

RoAMS 625.73: hexane–acetone-ethanol (Soxhlet) -ABA

1. 0.96 mg

1. RoAMS 569.73: 3169 ± 30BP

1. 95.4% probability

1505BC (95.1%) 1396BC

1332BC (0.4%) 1329BC

2. 0.76 mg

2. RoAMS 625.73: 1527 ± 41BP

2. 95.4% probability

431AD (93.2%) 607AD

625AD (2.2%) 636AD

4

BXM

excavated

Inhumation burial, desiccation, adhesives, on display (?)

1. silk

Unknown, Byzantine (?)

(330-1453 AD)

ABA

1. 0.94 mg

1. RoAMS 1104.73

1064 ± 28BP

95.4% probability

949AD (77.2%) 1028AD

895AD (18.2%) 925AD

980AD (95.4%) 1040AD

2. leather

2. 0.97 mg

2. RoAMS 1104.73

1027 ± 23BP

5

Theva

Carbonised in storage

Cellulosic bast

Middle to Late Bronze Age Greece/

Mycenaean (?) (1750-1050 BC)

ABA

1.1 mg

RICH-27522: 3460 ± 27BP

1. 95.4% probability

745BC (14.1%) 691BC

665BC ( 6.1%) 645BC

551BC (75.2%) 406BC

2. 95.4% probability

746BC (15.9%) 689BC

666BC ( 6.7%) 644BC

564BC (72.8%) 407BC

6

Amorgos

Carbonised from the excavation to the laboratory

1. cellulosic bast

Late Roman/

Byzantine,

pottery seriation 600-800 AD

RoAMS 566.73: CHCl3—ABA

RoAMS 567.73: ABA

1. 0.95 mg

1. RoAMS 566.73: 1257 ± 28 BP

1. 95.4% probability

670AD (72.7%) 779AD

786AD (18.9%) 831AD

853AD (3.9%) 874AD

2. wood

2. 0.95 mg

2. RoAMS 567.73: 1480 ± 28 BP

2. 95.4% probability

553AD (95.4%) 643AD

  1. aOxCal v4.4.4; IntCal20