Digging around Saint-Petersburg. The condition of things found in 'blue' clay.

[wh014d4394]

Hi Simon,

I remember that some years ago, some cientists found two graves of sailors who died in an ill-fated expedition to North Pole in around 1846-8 and were buried there.

More than 140 years later they were exhumed and they found not only the uniforms and clothes in very fine condition but also their corpses and internal organs. However, it was not only the cold that preserved teir remains but also connected with their coffins, which were sealed perfectly.

Douglas.

yes and out came the book frozen in time

[BenVK]

I was just wondering if cloth items ever come out of these digs in one piece?