british and irish archaeological bibliography
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26 - 35; figs
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Details the thirty-four ninth–tenth-century coffins from St Peter's in Barton-on-Humber and their conservation. The construction technology is detailed. The majority are of rectangular box construction of a kind that appears very fragile. Experiments to test the actual strength of coffins constructed in this manner are called for. There is no evidence for sawing and it is thought the planks were split using wedges. There is evidence for reuse including timbers from a bed. The coffins are compared to those from St Benet's (York) which were similarly constructed but poorly preserved. Conservation with PEG (Polyethylene glycol) 400 and 4000 and freeze-drying by YAWC (York Archaeological Wood Centre) is detailed. Holroyd, Isabel
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