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MCI Project Summaries 2008 - Smithsonian Institution

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<strong>MCI</strong> 5277.3 Goethite Coloration of Textiles<br />

<strong>MCI</strong> Staff: Mary W. Ballard, Brittany Dement, Sara Gillies, Lauren Sturdy, Elizabeth Shuster,<br />

Michaela Sousa, Ed Vicenzi, Cathy Zaret<br />

This project was designed to synthesize goethite on linen, wool, and polyester, using<br />

modern industrial recipes in order to better understand the coloration process used in ancient<br />

Phrygian. Although Kuhn’s method would not be feasible in its current form in eighth century<br />

Gordion, it was used as a starting point for the experimental design.<br />

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