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Scanning Electron Microscope Aided Wood Identification of a Bronze Age Wooden Diptych

Scanning Electron Microscope Aided Wood Identification of a Bronze Age Wooden Diptych A broken wooden diptych was found in 1986 on the 14th century B.C. Ulu Burun, Turkey, shipwreck, with only minute fragments available for anatomical study using scanning electron microscopy. Previously, the earliest known diptychs, considered the oldest books in existence, had been found at Assyrian Nimrud and were constructed of walnut. Using observed features from the wood fragments a computerised wood identification program generated Buxus as a probable candidate. Boxwood (Buxus) is frequently mentioned in historical references, including Assyrian texts, as a wood used for small, durable objects. Comparison of the diptych wood features with those of Buxus sempervirens convinces us that the diptych was constructed from boxwood (Buxus sp.). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png IAWA Journal Brill

Scanning Electron Microscope Aided Wood Identification of a Bronze Age Wooden Diptych

Pendleton, Michael; Warnock, Peter
IAWA Journal , Volume 11 (3): 6 – Jan 1, 1990
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Brill
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0928-1541
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2294-1932
DOI
10.1163/22941932-90001182
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Abstract

A broken wooden diptych was found in 1986 on the 14th century B.C. Ulu Burun, Turkey, shipwreck, with only minute fragments available for anatomical study using scanning electron microscopy. Previously, the earliest known diptychs, considered the oldest books in existence, had been found at Assyrian Nimrud and were constructed of walnut. Using observed features from the wood fragments a computerised wood identification program generated Buxus as a probable candidate. Boxwood (Buxus) is frequently mentioned in historical references, including Assyrian texts, as a wood used for small, durable objects. Comparison of the diptych wood features with those of Buxus sempervirens convinces us that the diptych was constructed from boxwood (Buxus sp.).

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IAWA Journal – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1990

Keywords: Archaeology; Bronze Age; diptych; boxwood; scanning electron microscopy

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