Research methods for heritage cotton fibres: case studies from archaeological and historical finds in a Finnish context

Heritage Science

Table 2 Average and median widths of fibres in micrometres

Sample	Number of measurements	Mean µm	Median µm
G. arboreum	n = 32	23.82	22.44
G. barbadense	n = 29	18.81	18.80
G. herbaceum	n = 39	18.95	18.70
G. hirsutum	n = 40	18.85	18.90
G. barbadense 1998–0267	n = 14	24.17	22.43
G. herbaceum 1998–0268	n = 32	25.35	26.03
G. barbadense 2008–0392	n = 40	19.54	19.64