manuscripts
Mali
16th Century
Recipe Details
Evidence
"The manuscripts are not only in Arabic. They are also in local languages using Arabic script."
Remarks
The manuscripts found in Timbuktu serve as a 'palimpsest landscape' (p. 35) of the region's intellectual history. The paper substrate in the provided image (p. 25) shows significant evidence of aging, including dark staining and foxing throughout the sheet. (p. 25, 35)
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
AMS (high precision radiometric)
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typemanuscripts
Colorbuff
RegionMali
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionTimbuktu
Language
N/A
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