Leather used in Seggys.

[mcbishop]

the leather remains are probably mineralized, although it doesn't seem to mention it, or the type of leather

As the report mentions (p.6), all of the Hoard's organic components were mineralised. Whilst it was possible to determine species from the structure of wood, it was not possible with the leather. Moreover, more generally, internal leathers for segmental cuirasses and armguards are only ever preserved in mineralising and not anaerobic conditions, leading to the conclusion that tanned leather was most likely not used (the Carlisle Millennium site preserved tanned leathers but not the internal leathers on the armguards). The matter is discussed in this thread.

Mike Bishop