[jhwhite]

I'm probably wrong but since it was discovered in a sacrificial pit I assumed the bronze age people burned the silk as a way to "communicate with heaven".

[mikhailfranco]

Silk does not burn in normal flame.

If you are buying a 'silk' garment it is common to ask the shop-keeper to hold it to a cigarette lighter to prove it does not contain a synthetic petroleum-based fabric, such as polyester.

[pempem]

Still, a very pretty sentence for an abstract.