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06 Jun 2007
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Light clean to remove dust on surface
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Organics
- Reason
- Permanent Exhibition
- Description
- Area of object: Whole side 1
Material: Body, peat, polyeurathane
Condition: Boxed in wooden box embedded in peat and supported on expanded polyeurathane.
Treatment: Excavated manually using spatulas, brushes and water spray. Stored between excavations in purpose built cool box at 4oC. Recorded photogrametrically (26/09/1984)
Result: Back revealed (24/09/1984), samples taken.
Area of object: Whole side 1
Material: Body, peat, polyeurathane
Condition: Body surface exposed
Treatment: Covered with clingfilm and 1" layer of peat. Support cast made using surgical resin impregnated bandage (3m) reinforced with epoxy casting resin (Tirantis) when cured backed up with polystyrene cushion secured in situ with the original box lid. Box and body turned over. Box removed, polyeurathane removed (27/09/1984).
Result: Second peat surface revealed (27/09/1984).
Area of object: Whole side 2
Material: Body, peat
Condition: Layer of peat 2-3" deep over body supported on reinforced resin cast.
Treatment: Excavated as above. Recorded photogrametrically, stored at 4oC.
Result: Front of body and head revealed (28/09/1984).
Area of object: Whole side 2
Material: Body, peat
Condition: Body surface exposed
Treatment: Autopsy carried out.
Results: Gut and stomach removed (12/10/21984), samples taken (15/10/1984)
Area of object: Head
Material: Skin, muscle, bone residues
Condition: Fair though distorted by pressure. Some breaks in skin and through bone.
Treatment: Prepared for examination by preparing modular supports of peat packed in clingfilm.
Result: Secure (18/10/1984)
Area of object: Teeth, brain
Material: Skin, muscle, bone residues
Condition: Fair though distored by pressure, some breaks in the skin and through bone.
Treatment: Examined teeth removed, brain partially removed by vacuum.
Results: Samples taken (19/10/1984)
Area of object: Body
Material: Skin, muscle, bone residues
Condition: Skin, bone residues.
Treatment: Last lumbar vertebra removed.
No result (26/10/1984)
Area of object: Body
Material: Skin, muscle, bone residues
Condition: Skin bone residues
Treatment: Forensic examination of wounds
No result (13/11/1984)
Area of object: Body, head
Material: Skin, muscle, bone residues
Condition: Skin bone residues
Treatment: Xero Radiograpy at Royal Marsden Hospital completed.
No result (22/11/1984)
Area of object: Hand
Material: Skin, muscle, bone residues
Condition: Skin bone residues
Treatment: Forensic examination at Orsman Road
No result (23/11/1984)
Area of object: Hand
Material: Skin, muscle, bone residues
Condition: Very deteriorated
Treatment: Excavated and examined, secured in position using blocks of peat wrapped in clingfilm.
Result: Secure excavation complete (3/12/1984)
Area of object: Whole
Material: Skin, muscle, bone residues
Condition: Skin, bone residues peat resin support.
Treatment: Turned over again as above using second cast made as above.
Result: Bacl revealed (5/12/1984)
Area of object: Garotte
Material: Sinew(?)
Condition: Around neck tightly spun and twisted.
Treatment: Examined and recorded.
No result (6/12/1984)
Area of object: Whole
Material: Skin, muscle, bone residues
Condition: Back uppermost
Treatment: Infra red photographs taken.
No result (7/12/1984)
Area of object: Whole, plus separate lower leg
Material: Skin, muscle, residual bone
Condition: Supported on peat and rigid substrate
Treatment: Stored art 4oC in cool box. Sprayed with cooled, boiled distilled water as needed.
Result: Various small samples taken (14/12/1984), Springtails noted (18/01/1985)
Area of object: Springtails
Material: In peat, around body and sample vertebra
Condition: Numbers fluctuated, none present with leg which had been in formalin(?)
Treatment: Small piece of vapona insecticide strip introduced into box with vertebra.
Result: Springtails dead (22/03/1985)
Area of object: Body
Material: Skin, etc.
Condition: Turned face up
Treatment: Infra red photographs taken. Xero radiography carried out at Royal Marsden Hospital.
Result: Fewer Springtails present after x-rays (18/06/1985)
Area of object: Body, leg
Material: Skin, etc.
Condition: Returned to 4oC store at Orsman Road
Treatment: Examined and sprayed with cooled boiled, distilled water as needed.
Result: Increase in Springtail population ((18/06/1985)
Area of object: Body, leg
Material: Skin, etc.
Condition: Returned to 4oC store at Orsman Road
Treatment: Cool box broken down, blocks of ice and bags of frozen, damp, paper towel placed in box around body to maintain temperature.
Result: Some success (9/10/1985 - 17/10/1985)
Area of object: Foot
Material: Skin, etc.
Condition: No report
Treatment: Laid on perspex, tied in position using Tyvek polyster sheet and put in bath of 15% PEG 400*. Bath covered with clingfilm
No result (24/10/1985)
Area of object: Body
Material: Skin, etc.
No condition reported
Treatment: As foot above.
No result (18/11/1985)
Area of object: Foot
Material: Skin, etc.
Condition: Impregnated with PEG 400 (15% in distilled water)
Treatment: Measured between points marked by pins. Wrapped in clingfilm, transported to ancient mons labs for freeze drying.
Result: Weight checked daily (18/12/1985)
Area of object: Foot
Material: Skin, etc.
Condition: Treatment completed (weight in equilibrium 3 days running)
Treatment: Transferred to Organics lab, OR.
Result: Freeze dried (17/01/1986)
Area of object: Body
Material: Skin, etc.
Condition: Impregnated with PEG 400 (15% in distilled water)
Treatment: Removed from bath, measured and wrapped as foot above. Transferred to ancient mons lab for freeze drying.
Result: Weight checked during final days
Area of object: Body
Material: Skin, etc.
Condition: Treatment completed
Treatment: Transferred to Organics lab, OR
Result: Freeze dried, some markings of skin
Area of object: Body and leg
Material: Skin, etc.
Condition: Cleaned of excess peg and loose peat.
Treatment: Cleaned by brushing and by swabbing with IMS and water (50/50)
Result: Surface of stomach showing signs of cracking (May 1986)
Area of object: Body and leg
Material: Skin, etc.
Condition: Very dry appearance with some fine hair cracks on stomach area. Strong colour contrast between markings on body.
Treatment: Treated with 3 applications of 10% *PEG 400 in distilled water followed by one application of 50% PEG 400 in distilled water to lightest and driest areas.
Result: More flexible hair cracks no longer visible, less colour contrast (June 1986)
Area of object: Left & right armbones
Material: Residual bone
Condition: Removed during treatment. Left elbow/ upper arm broken. R lower arm both bones broken.
Treatment: Repaired using 10% mowilith 50 PVAc Resin in IMS to consolidate and 50% PVAc Resin Mowilith 50 in acetone to fix in position reinforced with strips of nylon gossamer tissue where necessary.
No result (July 1986)
Area of object: Left elbow bones
Material: Residual bone
Condition: Separated
Treatment: Joined by dowelling with small wooden dowel, no adhesive used.
No result (July 1986)
Area of object: Armband
Material: Furskin
Condition: Separated from arm for freeze drying and analysis.
Treatment: Positioned approximately on arm , one end attached using 59% PVAc Resin mowilith 50 in acetone.
Area of object: Hand bone
Material: Bone
Condition: Removed during excavation
Treatment: Repositioned following expert advice. Not secured in anyway to mount or body.
No result (July 1986)
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