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I wonder if you can narrow down what types of fiber the twine was made out of and rule out plants native to North America?
by naebother 6y ago
I wonder if you can narrow down what types of fiber the twine was made out of and rule out plants native to North America?
- AlotOfReading 6y agoMost plant families in the arctic are fairly cosmopolitan and exist on both sides of the strait. This particular twine is thought to be from a willow species, which is a particularly widespread family up there.
- aksss 6y ago"probably the inner bark of a shrub willow" https://news.uaf.edu/blue-beads-in-the-tundra/ https://news.uaf.edu/blue-beads-in-the-tundra/