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WillS:
Were they found sticking out of a roof, having been exposed to the weather and bacteria/insects for the whole time, or were they carefully looked after and preserved? Go figure ;)
Crogacht:
Well, a quick google search shows duck decoys found with intact feathers 2000 years old. They were in a cave, so conditions were better than in a roof (I assume), but still, they're 3 or 4 times older.
WillS:
I think it's more down to location/situation than age. Keep something in a cave, with reasonably consistent humidity, temperature and away from the elements and I'm sure even the most delicate natural materials will survive for a very long time. Compare that to leaving something outside, and you'll get a much different result.
I mean, take an arrow you've just made and leave it outside somewhere for just 5 years. I think it would look very similar to this one.
Crogacht:
Yeah, it's true. Was it literally just sticking out of a roof exposed to the elements?
WillS:
Not entirely sure. The story a year or so back was that somebody was renovating an old building, and when they pulled the thatch down there it was. The story might change now though.
I don't know enough about thatched roofs to be able to say whether it would protect natural materials like wood and feather from the elements for 600 years or whether it would just rot away.
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