You beat me to it! My husband told me about it this morning, and I was going to pass it on to the list. I believe the plans are to try to stabilize/save the piece first, and then try some analysis. (I remember reading that several years ago, a piece of silk was found--I believe they think it might have been Phillip of Macedonia's tomb, but it had basically turned to jelly, as the silk proteins were broken down) Ann Wass -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 11 May 2007 10:49 AM Subject: [h-cost] 2,700-Year-Old Fabric Found in Greece
http://www.physorg.com/news97953648.html Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a rare 2,700-year-old piece of fabric inside a copper urn from a burial they speculated imitated the elaborate cremation of soldiers described in Homer's "Iliad." Dawn _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
