Identifying ancient fibers: light microscopy of hair

In this ATOMS lecture Anne Lisbeth Schmidt, conservator at the National Museum of Denmark will present techniques for identifying ancient fibers using light microscopy of hair.

The lecture will go through:

• The morphology of skin and hair.
• Sampling of animal material (hair and skin) for species identification (microscopy, DNA-analysis etc.).
• Preparation and mounting of hair samples for microscopy: longitudinal mounting and cross-section.
• Performance of light microscopy.
• Sampling of reference material.

Participation

Each lecture in the series is open to all free of charge. Book your seat by sending an email to Jane Malcolm-Davies.

Participants may book for any number of lectures or the whole series. Those booking for the series will have priority for the sessions including places for the field trips.

Read more about the lecture series ATOMS (Analytic Tools for Organic Material Studies).