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TRADITIONAL TANNING TECHNOLOGIES Long Term and Short Term Objectives Of Hide-Working Experiments
TRADITIONAL TANNING TECHNOLOGIES
Long Term and Short Term ObjectivesOf Hide-Working Experiments
Primary Objective: To produce a methodology for identifying archaeological tanning processes based on changes in the skin’s dermal structure. Short Term Goal:
Produce a sample collection
Mid Range Goal:
Microscopically analyse , photograph and record/describe the sample collection.
Use methodology produced to analyse archaeological samples of preserved hide items.
Long Term Goals:
To excavate and analyse a small number of samples buried at the start of the project.
To bury more samples in a greater range of environments in the UK, Europe and the US to be excavated at a later date as possible post-doc. work.
