EXAMINATION OF COFFIN NAILS FROM BURIAL XK 239, YORK MINSTER.
Author(s): Glynis Edwards, Jacqui Watson
Eight sets of medieval clench nails were examined with mineral preserved organic material, which was interpreted as the remains of three oak planks joined together with animal fibres preserved between them. The type of nails used and the orientation of the planks supported the suggestion that the grave cover had originally been a section of a "clinker" built structure. The report includes micrographs and drawings with contributions by P. Walton and H. Appleyard on the fibres.
- Report Number:
- 174/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 6
- Keywords:
- Mineral Preserved Organic
