X-Ray Dating of Ancient Linen Fabrics
We propose a new method for dating ancient linen threads by inspecting their structural degradation by means of wide-angle X-ray scattering.X-ray Wash Motor Pulley dating of a textile sample can be performed nondestructively and on a submillimeter area, e.g., 0.2 0.5 mm2, exploiting new table-top X-ray micro-sources.A theoretical formula is derived