Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS, cilt.57, 2024 (AHCI)
Nysa ad Maeandrum (also known as the ancient city of Nysa) is an ancient city located in Western Anatolia of today ' s T & uuml;rkiye. It was determined during the excavations that an uninterrupted life continued in the ancient city of Nysa from the Hellenistic Period (330 BCE-30 CE) to the Byzantine Period (330 - 1453). The aim of this study is the anthropological evaluation of the skeleton in tomb chamber-11 (T-11) found during the excavations in 2023 and the characterization of the well-preserved textile fragment on the coin unearthed from the individual ' s skull. In this study, the textile sample underwent analysis using a polarized optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), and high -performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (HPLC-PDA). As a result of the analysis, it is thought that the textile fragment has a tabby weave and the fiber is a cellulosic bast fiber, which is most likely flax fiber. In the dyestuff analysis, alizarin and ellagic acid dyestuffs were detected, and it was determined that the textile fragment was dyed by using the madder plant ( Rubia tinctorum L.), which we frequently encounter in Anatolia, and a plant containing tannins. In addition, according to anthropological studies, it is thought that the individual in T-11 belongs to a female between the ages of 30 - 40 and was engaged in weaving based on the marks on her teeth.