Plant fibre production in the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic in Europe - continuity and evolution in material choices and manufacturing processes.

在欧洲中石器时代和新石器时代早期，人们对植物纤维制品（如绳索、绳索和网）的材料选择和制造过程中使用的技术知之甚少。这个项目的成果将填补这一研究空白。五个国际和国家博物馆和遗产机构为这个项目提供了用植物纤维制成的考古发现。书面确认函随函附上。考古发现的植物纤维可追溯到公元前8000至3600 cal BC之间，从而有助于对这些物品的材料选择和制造过程进行历时比较。专业的植物学知识和专门的实验室设施对于系统地分析考古发现的有机材料是必不可少的。创新的分析方法将首次应用于鉴定为生产对象而选择的植物材料。以下方法将结合使用：电子显微镜，aDNA分析，显微计算机断层扫描和傅里叶变换拉曼光谱。在整个分析阶段，将与所有相关伙伴一起不断评估这些技术的应用和获得的结果。该项目的主要目标是开发一种新的、有效的和可靠的方法来识别考古纺织品发现，从而减少多余的、耗时和昂贵的显微镜检查。第二个目标是重建生产史前绳、绳和网的复杂过程。这将通过与柏林大学的学生一起进行的实际实验来探索。研究结果将在一个小型展览中展示，并附带一本小册子供公众使用。这些复制品将在博物馆的常设展览中展出。还将咨询民族志来源，以收集有关韧皮纤维制成产品的长期技术发展和传统的信息。将组织一次国际性的跨学科研讨会，该项目的结果将发表在几份同行评议的期刊上。

Little is known about the material choices and the techniques applied during the manufacturing of objects made of plant fibres, for example cords, ropes and nets, during the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic periods in Europe. The results of this project will close this research gap. Archaeological finds made of plant fibres have been made available for this project by five international and national museums and heritage agencies. Written letters of confirmation are attached. The archaeological finds of plant fibres date between 8000 cal BC and 3600 cal BC, thereby facilitating a diachronic comparison of the material choices and manufacturing processes for these objects. Specialist botanical knowledge and specialised laboratory facilities are essential for the systematic analysis of archaeological finds made of organic materials. Innovative analytical methods will be applied for the first time in the identification of the plant material chosen for the production of the objects. The following methods will be employed in combination: electronic microscopy, aDNA analysis, micro-computed tomography and Fourier Transform Raman spectroscopy. The application of these techniques, and the results obtained, will be continually evaluated with all involved partners, during the entire analysis phase. The main goal of the project is the development of a new, efficient and reliable methodology for the identification of archaeological textile finds, thereby rendering redundant time consuming and expensive microscopic examination. A second goal is reconstruction of the complex processes involved in the production of prehistoric cords, ropes and nets. This will be explored by way of practical experiments undertaken in conjunction with students from the FU Berlin. The results will be presented in a small exhibition and an accompanying brochure for the public. The reproductions will be offered to museums for display in their permanent exhibitions. Ethnographic sources will also be consulted to gather information about long-term technological developments and traditions relating to products made of bast fibres. An international, interdisciplinary workshop will be organised, and the results of the project will be published in several peer-reviewed journals.