I have just leant that Dorothy Catling, the well-known authority on
fibre identification, died in Durham (UK) on 15 April, aged 77. After
a career in forensic science, Dorothy moved to Durham where she
taught an annual short course on fibre identification, attended by
many archaeologists.
Mark
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Dr Mark Nesbitt
Project Manager, PLANT CULTURES
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew
Richmond, Surrey
TW9 3AE
Tel (direct): +44 (0)20 8332 5719
Fax: +44 (0)20 8332 5768
www.plantcultures.org.uk
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