This small booklet is an important conservation guide. It deals with the special care required in order to deal with these delicate fabrics during their excavation and recording.


It is included as an appendix in Ancient Textiles: Production, Crafts and Society

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Guidelines for the Excavation of Archaeological Textiles - Jana Jones, Julie Unruh, Regina Knaller, Irene Skals, Lise Raeder-Knudsen, Eva Jordan-Fahrbach, Louise Mumford
  • Introduction
  • Excavation
  • Documentation
  • To clean or not to clean?
  • Physical, chemical and biochemical analyses
  • Storage
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary of terms
  • List of suppliers
• Use of a Digital Camera for Documentation of Textiles - Annemette Bruselius Scharff
  • Introduction
  • The uses of photo documentation
  • Considerations before using digital documentation
  • Camera and software used
  • Documentation and measurements
  • Conclusion
• List of Contributors