Hair Preserved on Hairpins from Graves 出土髮簪上的頭髮殘跡
髮簪是女孩子們的貼身飾品，帶有文化和情感上的意義。在傳統葬儀文化中，死者總是盛裝入土，或是伴隨生前用的物品一起陪葬，希望他們在另外一個世界能夠過上美好的生活。
理所當然的，過世的女性若有能力將會儀容乾淨並穿戴整齊，包含她們的衣服鞋子與--髮簪等。
在棺材中，金屬髮簪會與有機物接觸，如棺木中的水分或泥土、微生物所接觸，對於銅合金的物體便會產生化學作用和鏽蝕，人類的頭髮若有幸沒有腐化掉，便有可能會黏著於髮簪上而留下殘跡。
當老墓因為土地開發、盜墓或是任何原因需要移出時，棺中的髮簪由於材質的關係（貴金屬或文物）與人類遺骨比起來稍有市場價值，所以常會被保留或當文物販售而有幸保留下來。
也因如此，在某些髮簪上，我們可以看到髮絲的殘留物保留在腐蝕的金屬表面。沒有什麼東西比死者的髮簪更緊密地與她緊密接觸了。
除了留在髮簪上的頭髮外，在某些考古物品中，我們還可以看到紡織品，皮革、羽毛、甚至昆蟲遺體都可以保存在腐蝕的金屬物品上。
這些頭髮才是物件的主人，我們都不是。
Hairpins were always very intimate pieces of jewellery for women while they were alive. In Chinese culture the dead have always been fully dressed for the funeral rituals and when they were buried (just as in the West in former centuries). Their grave goods ensured they can have a good life in the future world.
As in the West the dead woman would be made up and have her hair dressed in a beautiful fashion for her funeral - with a lot of hairpins in her hair when she was buried. The hairpins will have been the ones she used in her previous life. In the coffin, the corrosion of the metal hairpins can protect and preserve organic materials in close contact with the metal. This is especially true for copper alloy objects. Of course nothing is in closer contact with the dead person than her hairpins, which are closely wound into her hair.
Very occasionally, on some hairpins, we can see the remains of hair strands preserved in the corrosion. Sometimes the hair itself is preserved and sometimes only the impression of the hair is visible in the hard corrosion. This is something we see in archaeological objects too. In some archaeological objects, hair, textiles, leather and even insect remains may be preserved on corroded metal objects.*
* http://www.academia.edu/1147065/A_case_study_of_arthropods_preserved_on_archaeological_bronzes_-_Micro-archaeological_investigation_helps_reconstructing_past_environments
http://services.english-heritage.org.uk/ResearchReportsPdfs/056_2009WEB.pdf
理所當然的，過世的女性若有能力將會儀容乾淨並穿戴整齊，包含她們的衣服鞋子與--髮簪等。
在棺材中，金屬髮簪會與有機物接觸，如棺木中的水分或泥土、微生物所接觸，對於銅合金的物體便會產生化學作用和鏽蝕，人類的頭髮若有幸沒有腐化掉，便有可能會黏著於髮簪上而留下殘跡。
當老墓因為土地開發、盜墓或是任何原因需要移出時，棺中的髮簪由於材質的關係（貴金屬或文物）與人類遺骨比起來稍有市場價值，所以常會被保留或當文物販售而有幸保留下來。
也因如此，在某些髮簪上，我們可以看到髮絲的殘留物保留在腐蝕的金屬表面。沒有什麼東西比死者的髮簪更緊密地與她緊密接觸了。
除了留在髮簪上的頭髮外，在某些考古物品中，我們還可以看到紡織品，皮革、羽毛、甚至昆蟲遺體都可以保存在腐蝕的金屬物品上。
這些頭髮才是物件的主人，我們都不是。
Hairpins were always very intimate pieces of jewellery for women while they were alive. In Chinese culture the dead have always been fully dressed for the funeral rituals and when they were buried (just as in the West in former centuries). Their grave goods ensured they can have a good life in the future world.
As in the West the dead woman would be made up and have her hair dressed in a beautiful fashion for her funeral - with a lot of hairpins in her hair when she was buried. The hairpins will have been the ones she used in her previous life. In the coffin, the corrosion of the metal hairpins can protect and preserve organic materials in close contact with the metal. This is especially true for copper alloy objects. Of course nothing is in closer contact with the dead person than her hairpins, which are closely wound into her hair.
Very occasionally, on some hairpins, we can see the remains of hair strands preserved in the corrosion. Sometimes the hair itself is preserved and sometimes only the impression of the hair is visible in the hard corrosion. This is something we see in archaeological objects too. In some archaeological objects, hair, textiles, leather and even insect remains may be preserved on corroded metal objects.*
* http://www.academia.edu/1147065/A_case_study_of_arthropods_preserved_on_archaeological_bronzes_-_Micro-archaeological_investigation_helps_reconstructing_past_environments
http://services.english-heritage.org.uk/ResearchReportsPdfs/056_2009WEB.pdf
出土髮簪上的頭髮遺痕
這些髮簪曾經都纏繞在女子的髮間
出土髮簪上的頭髮遺痕
金屬腐蝕物包裹整枝髮簪,但能仍看出髮絲的纖維
出土髮簪的不同風貌
由於土壤環境的不同,出土髮簪也會呈現不同的腐蝕方式
包裹有草繩的髮簪
這隻銀簪有強烈腐蝕,但仍能看到物件上有的遺痕,如髮絲和草狀的纖維
素雅銀簪上的髮
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