19470
Accession Number
17190
Title Of Article Chaper
Dust to dust: the preservation of textile materials in metal artifact corrosion products with reference to inhumation graves
Title Of Journal Book
Science and archaeology
Volume
27
Pages
29-34
ISSN
0586-9668
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The decay of textile material and the formation of corrosion-preserved textile structures are reviewed against a detailed account of the stages of cadaveric decomposition. Some of the factors that affect the rate and nature of decay patterns in inhumation graves are discussed. -- AATA
Keywords
Textiles decay;Grave goods preservation AATA
pub_id
19470