Hi. Just noticed all the new recipes going round. There was a similar
discussion on the ICAZ list several years ago. You should consult the
archives as well. Also, in the ICAZ newsletter, there were two articles
with recipes by
Greenfield, Haskel J., Stan Freer and Gregory A. Monks 2002 A technique
for the preparation and preservation of bone specimens. International
Council for Archaeozoology Newsletter 3 (2): 4.
There was one that followed in the next newsletter issue as well.
Best
Haskel
Haskel J. Greenfield, Professor
University of Manitoba
Department of Anthropology
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From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tanya Peres
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] processing specimens
I have successfully used papain (a papaya extract that is often used as
a
meat tenderizer and breaks up flesh, tissue, muscle). I purchased papain
tablets at a health food store, 50 per bottle (I bought the ones with
the
highest concentration), crushed them with a mortar and pestle. I added
about
10-12 tablets per 5 gallon bucket of tap water. Each bucket held about 8
fish carcasses, each in its own pantyhose stocking (with labels of
course),
suspended in the water by hanging on a dowel.
I was impressed at how quickly the papain broke down the flesh. I did
have a
"control" bucket without papain, and those fish seemed to take several
weeks
longer to decompose.
As a side note -- I think using actual papaya fruit would be too
messy/sticky and might draw unwanted attention from ants.
Tanya Peres
Tanya M. Peres, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
615.904.8590 (office)
615.898.5427 (fax)
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From: "Barnet Pavao-Zuckerman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] processing specimens
>I use Tergazyme, but just a teaspoon or two per bucket, and only on the
> first "soak" for warm water maceration of mostly defleshed specimens.
> It works pretty well.
> -Barnet
>
>
> --
> Barnet Pavao-Zuckerman, Ph.D.
> Assistant Curator of Zooarchaeology
> Arizona State Museum
> Assistant Professor of Anthropology
> Department of Anthropology
> University of Arizona
> P.O. Box 210026
> Tucson, AZ 85721-0026
> (520) 626-3989
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>
> Quoting Mariana Mondini <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> Dear Zooarchers,
>> Have you heard of Tergazyme?
>> On the other hand, which detergent is harmless -for the bones and for
>> the researcher? (e.g., those containing nonil fenol have been
>> forbidden).
>> Thanks!
>> Mariana
>>
>> Dra. Mariana Mondini
>> CONICET-UBA
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