Dear Megan,
here are at least some references that may be useful:
Baker, Polydora / Davis, Simon J. M. / Payne, Sebastian / Revill,
Michael (2003): On Preparing Animal Skeletons – a simple and
effective Method. – International Council for Archaeozoology
Newsletter 4(1), 4, 15
Bartels, Th. & Meyer, W. (1991): Eine schnelle und effektive Methode
zur Mazeration von Wirbeltieren. – Deutsche Tierärztliche
Wochenschrift 98(11), 407-409
Corke, Elaine / Davis, Simon J. M. / Payne, Sebastian (1998): The
Organisation of a Zoo-archaeological Reference Collection of Bird
Bones. – Environmental Archaeology 2, 67-69
Davis, Simon J. M. & Payne, Sebastian (1992): 101 ways to deal with a
dead hedgehog: notes on the preparation of disarticulated skeletons
for zoo-archaeological use. – Circaea 8(2), 95-104
Greenfield, Haskel J. / Freer, Stan / Monks, Gregory C. (2002): A
Technique for the Preparation and Preservation of Bone Specimens. –
International Council for Archaeozoology Newsletter 3(2), 4
Heinrich, Dirk / Reichstein, Hans / Schietzel, Kurt (1991): 25 Jahre
Archäologisch-Zoologische Arbeitsgruppe Schleswig – Kiel. – Offa 48,
9-39
Niederklopfer, Peter & Troxler, Martin (2001): Knochenpräparation –
Handbuch für Praktiker, Bern
Unruh, Martin (2011): Knochenpräparation und Restaurierung. in:
Eipper, Paul-Bernhard (ed.): Handbuch der Oberflächenreinigung,
183-190, 196-197, Stuttgart
van Dijk, Erik (2002): Het prepareren van schedel- en
skeletmateriaal, unpublished study project, Tilburg
van Gestel, Wouter (no date): Cleaning Skulls and Skeletons by
Maceration, online-publication; online: http://www.skullsite.com/misc
Yours
Christian
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Am 17.08.2011 um 23:30 schrieb Michelle Megan Rathgaber:
> Hi- I am looking to start a reference collection for faunal
> analysis at our office. We have several specimens in the freezer,
> but as we don't have a lab with any sort of ventilation or hood,
> boiling them (indoors at least) is out of the question. Are there
> any good resources out there about different ways to deflesh and
> preserve bones for this type of collection? We have a lot of land
> space so burial would be a great option, but how long does that
> take, do you need to take most of the flesh off of the bones before
> burial, etc? Any tips or suggestions of references to look into
> would be very much appreciated.
>
> Michelle Megan Rathgaber
> Research Assistant
> Arkansas Archeological Survey - Blytheville Station
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