Hi Jacqui,
We have digital calipers of 60cm. They are from Mitutoyo Corporation.
Cheers,
Roel
Dr. Roel C.G.M. Lauwerier
Rijksdienst voor het Oudheidkundig Bodemonderzoek (ROB)
(National Service for Archaeological Heritage)
Kerkstraat 1, 3811 CV Amersfoort
PO Box 1600
NL-3800 BP Amersfoort, the Netherlands
tel. +31 33 4227554
fax. +31 33 4227799
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>>> Jacqui Mulville <[log in to unmask]> 01/06 3:34 >>>
Firstly happy new year to you all.
Secondly - I am putting together a grant proposal on cetacean metrics
and have
been sorting out how to measure much larger bones.
My trusty measuring box and digital calipers are only of use up to a
certain
size (calipers only about 15cm and measuring box about 50cm). I know
you can get
larger calipers but how large? Any good web sites?
Does anyone have experience of measuring whales/elelphant/dinosaur
bones and any
good suggestions particuarly with regard to measuring very large bones
would be
gratefully recieved - a blue whale mandible or scapula can be pretty
huge.
Anyone know of a published cetacean measurement guide? I was going to
adapt von
den dreisch but any other suggestions welcome.
All the best for 2003 -
jacqui
Jacqui Mulville
Lecturer in Bioarchaeology
School of History and Archaeology
Cardiff University
Cardiff
CF10 3XU
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