Investigative Conservation of two Iron Age Burials at Brisley Farm, Ashford, Kent (BRF01)
Author(s): V Fell
Two Iron Age burials, both containing a sword in a wooden scabbard, a shield boss, a spearhead and other finds were investigated to determine the nature and construction of the artefacts. The acidic soil conditions had not been conducive to good preservation, but nevertheless, analysis through x-radiography, optical and scanning electron microscopy, and x-ray fluorescence analysis has enabled certain reconstructions. The burials are dated from ceramic evidence to the first half of the first century AD.
- Report Number:
- 22/2004
- Series:
- CfA Reports
- Pages:
- 31
- Keywords:
- Conservation Copper Alloy Iron Iron Age Mineral Preserved Organic
