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Stable isotopes used to source Turkish carpets

By , About.com GuideNovember 1, 2005

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Stable isotope studies have been conducted on sheeps wool from different regions of Turkey, and used to determine where ancient carpets were fabricated. Another inventive use of stable isotopes in archaeology, one of so many from this terrific new source of information.

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