TEXTILES AND RADIOCARBON DATING

Natural textiles provide suitable material for radiocarbon dating. Short-lived organic matter is usually involved and, if 14 C dating is applied to pieces that are stylistically well dated, a better understanding of 14 C dating of this type of material can be gained. This study presents some examples of dating that support the stylistic dates. Repeated analyses illustrate the robustness of the standard treatment applied to the textiles. DOI:  10.2458/56.17757