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Fabric woven of nettle fiber was found in burial sites in Denmark dating to the [[Bronze Age]], and in clothing fabric, [[sailcloth]], [[fishing net]]s, and paper by indigenous communities via the process called [[retting]] (microbial enzymatic degradation, similar to [[linen]] processing).<ref name="randall">{{cite book|title=Historical and modern uses of ''Urtica'' (pages 12-14). In: Urtica: The genus ''Urtica''|editor=Kavalali, Gulsel M|author=Randall, Colin|pages=12–14|year=2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AoWtF1ruQJsC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA12&dq=urtica+folklore|isbn=0203017927|publisher=CRC Press, Inc.}}</ref> Other processing methods include mechanical and chemical.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vogl|first=C.R.|last2=Hart|first2=A.|date=March 3, 2003|title=Production and processing of organically grown ®ber nettle (Urtica dioica L.) and its potential use in the natural textile industry: A review|url=https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/6926/1/AJAA18_3_2003_nettle.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>