IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DYE-STUFFS, FIBERS AND WEAVE STRUCTURES OF THREE ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEXTILES FRAGMENTS
THREE archaeological textiles fragments from three excavations in Sohag (The red Monastery, _Abidus_ and _Akhmeem_) were investigated by means of Stereo Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), UV-Vis Spectrophotometer and X-ray fluorescence (XRF), as well as (FTIR). Many information have been obtained relating identification and characterization of dyestuffs, kind of the natural fibers and the determination of the kind of ... Read more