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Lessons on textile history and fibre durability from a 4,000-year-old Egyptian flax yarn

Alessia Melelli, Darshil U. Shah, Gemala Hapsari, Roberta Cortopassi, Sylvie Durand, Olivier Arnould, Vincent Placet, Dominique Bénazeth, Johnny Beaugrand, Frédéric Jamme, Alain Bourmaud

2021Nature Plants36 citationsDOI

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TextileDomesticationYarnAncient egyptDurabilityComposite materialMaterials scienceArchaeologyAncient historyBiologyHistoryEcologyTextile materials and evaluationsNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesFood composition and properties