THE INVESTIGATIVE CONSERVATION OF THE LEAD FISHING WEIGHTS FROM HOLME FEN CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Author(s): A Tribe
An assemblage of 538 lead fishing weights and associated fragments recovered from excavations carried out at Holme Fen Site 2 in Cambridgeshire was subjected to investigative conservation. Thirty-nine of the weights were found to be much more extensively corroded than the rest and eleven of the weights retained traces of associated net fibres. Analytical work established that the differences in condition were not due to compositional factors and alternative causes are discussed. The net fibres present were identified as being of animal origin, possibly cattle.
- Report Number:
- 70/1997
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 12
- Keywords:
- Conservation Lead Plant Fibre
