Textiles: Decay and Preservation in Seventeenth- to Nineteenth-Century Burials in Finland
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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2021-03
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en
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16
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
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The taphonomy of human remains and associated funerary textiles are inevitably linked. The interplay among burial clothes, human remains, insects, rodents, and preservation is explored through study of a group of postmedieval burials in Finland. These burials have been either archaeologically excavated or inventoried beneath wooden church floors. Decay and preserving factors for various conditions are studied, allowing in-depth study of individual garments and identification of the burial season. In addition, research has revealed different factors that have an effect on future preservation of the burials under church floors.Description
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burial clothes, Finland, mummies, preservation, textiles, under-floor church burials
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Lipkin, S, Ruhl, E, Vajanto, K, Tranberg, A & Suomela, J 2021, ' Textiles : Decay and Preservation in Seventeenth- to Nineteenth-Century Burials in Finland ', Historical Archaeology, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 49-64 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s41636-020-00270-4