4) Materials used in construction.
Body of the chests and caskets: beech, elk horn, maple, oak, pine, whalebone.
Out of the chests and caskets studied, the most used material for the body of the chest is oak.
Attachment methods: wooden dowel, nails, corner brackets, strapping.
Fittings where made from: iron, bronze and brass.
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