Richard

You should check out:   Kathryn Ann Lang; 1984; Coffins and Caskets: Their
Contribution to the Archaeological Record; Master's thesis, University of
Idaho, Moscow.  It has a time-line and is heavy on patents including
illustrations.

Rick

At 14:49 10-10-01 +1000, you wrote:
>I would welcome any information on reports dealing with the seriation of
>coffins, making use of such attributes as nail types, handle type and
>location, etc..
>
>In a search of the literature I have found only Peter Garrow's  1987 paper
>on coffin hardware in Georgia.
>
>Richard Wright