Floating wicks without metal
Floating wicks without metal
Author(s): Dorina Moullou, Karen S. GarnettSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Ancient World, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: ancient lighting; Ballota acetabulosa; loumini wick; floating wick;
Summary/Abstract: Ancient lighting methods would have included natural materials which were easily available in rural, non-industrial areas. This paper examines one material, the loumini wick, and related methods which require no specialized vessels and no specialized “manufacturing” techniques and which can provide reliable and sustainable light at a reasonable price. Special attention is paid to how a loumini wick might be employed as a floating wick.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2019
- Issue No: XXVIII
- Page Range: 169-180
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English