Waterlogged textiles

Does anyone have information about the microstructure and
degradation (mechanism, factors) of waterlogged textiles (silk,
flax, hemp, ramie, cotton etc), which are excavated from tombs.

Joonsuk Oh
Conservator
Relic Division
Nation Folk Museum of Korea
1-1 Seojongro Jongro-Gu
Seoul City
Republic of Korea
+82-2-734 1346 (3105)
Fax: +82-2-720 3142




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