Qasr Ibrim QI05 0026.2 Debris

Catalogue number QI05 0026.2 Description Mass of processing waste, including lint and broken cotton seeds, tamarisk bark, 'budgie seed' and bits of yarn including 2. S plied 2 ply from weakish, but definitely Z single yarns, definitely flax* under microscope

Context

Site Qasr Ibrim Context QI05 25301 Excavation year 2005

Basic information

Preservation state organic Object class fibres - processing waste


Material	flax
Fibre identification method	stereomicroscope
Yarn structure	plied
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Data recorded by Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild Data entered by Bela Dimova Date of study 2005