Call for Papers: Special Number of ‘Heritage Science’
Textiles and textile-related material constitute an important domain of material culture. Textiles require advanced levels of technology to be produced from the making of threads and their interlocking to produce fabric, to intrinsically made bands, ropes, cordage and strings, nets, felting and even basketry. In addition, people in antiquity used almost any type of fibre available to them locally to make objects like textiles, ropes and baskets. The final products were easy to carry and usually necessary for the transportation of other commodities. A textile is a product of complex interaction between resources, technology and society. Consequently, the study of this material provides information on the economy, technological and cultural developments, trading routes, and the environment of the societies that produced them.
The investigation of extant finds is arguably the most direct source of information, that when aided by instrumental analysis gives particularly useful data on material identification, condition assessment and dating of the finds. However, archaeological textiles and related material are rare, excavated finds due to their inherent sensitivity to the conditions prevailing at a burial. Therefore, the application of instrumental analysis holds a key role in the understanding of textile finds and any advancements in scientific analysis can be particularly beneficial when applied to the study of textiles.
This special issue aims to bring together the latest developments on fibre and material identification of heritage textiles. It attempts to shed light on the latest advancement of instrumental analysis and how these can be applied to enable progress in textile research. We welcome contributions of review articles and case studies on the application of analytical techniques like: microscopy; proteomics; synchrotron techniques; imaging techniques (for example micro/CT, X-radiographyand3D scanning); dye analysis; and radiocarbon dating, and other. We also welcome methodological and review articles on analytical techniques and their application to textiles.
Guest Editors:
Dr Christina Margariti, Directorate of Conservation/Hellenic Ministry of Culture, euroweb.wp1@gmail.com
Dr Hana Lukesova, Department of Collection Management/ University of Bergen, Hana.Lukesova@uib.no
Dr Francisco B. Gomes, UNIARQ – Centre for Archaeology of the University of Lisbon; School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, franciscojbgomes@gmail.com
Please submit abstracts at euroweb.wp1@gmail.com from 14 February 2022 to 30 March 2022 and state whether your Institution can cover OA fees or has a relevant agreement with Springer Nature. It will be possible to submit manuscripts from 1 April 2022 to 30 March 2023.
Please refer to the journal guidelines for further information on how to prepare your article:
https://heritagesciencejournal.springeropen.com/submission-guidelines
Textiles and textile-related material constitute an important domain of material culture. Textiles require advanced levels of technology to be produced from the making of threads and their interlocking to produce fabric, to intrinsically made bands, ropes, cordage and strings, nets, felting and even basketry. In addition, people in antiquity used almost any type of fibre available to them locally to make objects like textiles, ropes and baskets. The final products were easy to carry and usually necessary for the transportation of other commodities. A textile is a product of complex interaction between resources, technology and society. Consequently, the study of this material provides information on the economy, technological and cultural developments, trading routes, and the environment of the societies that produced them.
The investigation of extant finds is arguably the most direct source of information, that when aided by instrumental analysis gives particularly useful data on material identification, condition assessment and dating of the finds. However, archaeological textiles and related material are rare, excavated finds due to their inherent sensitivity to the conditions prevailing at a burial. Therefore, the application of instrumental analysis holds a key role in the understanding of textile finds and any advancements in scientific analysis can be particularly beneficial when applied to the study of textiles.
This special issue aims to bring together the latest developments on fibre and material identification of heritage textiles. It attempts to shed light on the latest advancement of instrumental analysis and how these can be applied to enable progress in textile research. We welcome contributions of review articles and case studies on the application of analytical techniques like: microscopy; proteomics; synchrotron techniques; imaging techniques (for example micro/CT, X-radiographyand3D scanning); dye analysis; and radiocarbon dating, and other. We also welcome methodological and review articles on analytical techniques and their application to textiles.
Guest Editors:
Dr Christina Margariti, Directorate of Conservation/Hellenic Ministry of Culture, euroweb.wp1@gmail.com
Dr Hana Lukesova, Department of Collection Management/ University of Bergen, Hana.Lukesova@uib.no
Dr Francisco B. Gomes, UNIARQ – Centre for Archaeology of the University of Lisbon; School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, franciscojbgomes@gmail.com
Please submit abstracts at euroweb.wp1@gmail.com from 14 February 2022 to 30 March 2022 and state whether your Institution can cover OA fees or has a relevant agreement with Springer Nature. It will be possible to submit manuscripts from 1 April 2022 to 30 March 2023.
Please refer to the journal guidelines for further information on how to prepare your article:
https://heritagesciencejournal.springeropen.com/submission-guidelines