Evaluation of the rate of wood degradation at the Iron Age archaeological site of Biskupin, Poland

A study was made of the degradation of archaeological Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) at the Iron Age archaeological site of Biskupin, Poland. Wood degradation was evaluated after 10 years of deposition of samples in different burial conditions (mineral soil, peat and water) and at different depths (25, 50 and 100 cm) at the location of the original archaeological wood from the Lusatian culture settlement. Changes in the wood samples were...