Microinvasive analysis of textile relics from an ancient Silk Road turquoise mining site  

作　　者：XIAO Wei XIAN YiHeng YU Chun WANG Yan SUN LiJuan LI YuFang 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory for Cultural Heritage Study&Conservation,Ministry of Education,Northwest University,Xi’an 710127,China [2]School of Cultural Heritage,Northwest University,Xi’an 710127,China

出　　处：《Science China(Technological Sciences)》2023年第8期2286-2296,共11页中国科学（技术科学英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Social Science Fund of China(Grant No.22BKG009);the opening project of the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education;School of Cultural Heritage and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2022M712577)。

摘　　要：The Xinjiang region,with its unique location and climate,exhibits well-preserved relics of great academic interest.This paper focuses on the microinvasive analysis of textile samples obtained from an ancient turquoise mining site in the Heishanling region of Xinjiang,active between 820 and 400 BC.Various analytical techniques,including optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflection,and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry,were employed to investigate these textiles.The results revealed that the textiles were composed of wool and dyed using indigo and purpurin.The bluegrass and madder-derived dyes were likely sourced locally or imported from wetter regions such as the Chinese Central Plains.The infrared deconvolution spectra and the results demonstrated that red and blue dyes considerably influenced the movement of wool fiber chains,leading to a more rapid decay of dyed fibers compared to those that were undyed.In addition,the medium dyeing process and Ke techniques were employed to create unique color shades and special patterns.This scientific and technological analysis of the textiles provides essential data for elucidating the materials available to ancient laborers.Furthermore,it offers scientific evidence supporting the cultural exchange between the western regions and the Central Plains and integration along the Silk Road.

关 键 词：microinvasive analysis textile relics turquoise mining site weave 

分 类 号：K878[历史地理—考古学及博物馆学]