THE ANGLO-SAXON CEMETERY AT SNAPE, SUFFOLK: SCIENTIFIC ANALYSES OF THE ARTEFACTS AND OTHER MATERIALS
Author(s): H M Appleyard, E Cameron, E Crowfoot, A Cselik, Glynis Edwards, V Fell, R M O Gale, S Hardman, R Hedges, M Robinson, K Van Klinken, P Walton Rogers, Malcolm Ward, K Wardley, Jacqui Watson
Sixteen papers examine a variety of materials, the majority of which are organic and are associated with artefacts. Chapters are: The conservation programme (Vanessa Fell, Esther Cameron and Karen Wardley); Remarkable preservation (Esther Cameron and Vanessa Fell, with Robert Hedges and Kurt van Klinken); Textile analysis using FT-IR microscopy (Susan Hardman); Textiles (Elizabeth Crowfoot); Fibre identifications (H.M.Appleyard); Tests for dye in textile samples (Penelope Walton Rogers); Mineral preserved organic material associated with the metalwork (Jacqui Watson); Charcoal identifications (Rowena Gale); Knife sheaths and sword scabbard (Esther Cameron); Identification of leather (Glynis Edwards and Vanessa Fell); Identification of hairs (Anna Cselik); Feathers (Esther Cameron); Plant and insect remains preserved by metal corrosion products (Mark Robinson); X-ray diffraction analysis (Malcolm Ward); X-ray fluorescence analysis (Vanessa Fell).
- Report Number:
- 9/1996
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 97
- Keywords:
- Animal Fibre Animal Remains Charcoal Copper Alloy Dye Horn Iron Leather Mineral Preserved Organic Plant Remains Textile
