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["Don Bowen" <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

> Don , I'll read all of the info later, but real quick,  how did metal
> tools not rust to dust?

For the same reason that wood does not decay, a lack of oxygen.  Rust is
iron that has oxidized.  The tools were found in what was a shallow swamp
that later filled to become almost a peat bog.  The organic mater sealed the
iron and wood off from oxygen. When these finds are uncovered special
preservation techniques must be used to prevent further deterioration.

Don Bowen  KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html