I do it the same way but do be advised they stink enthusiastically. There
is a reason that my outdoor processing shed is only partly roofed!
> Hi Edouard,
>
> I have had great success with a series of "pickle jars" -- plastic or
> glass
> jars with lids. Put the fish in (does not need to to be processed) fill
> jar
> with water, add a tbsp or so of laundry soap (e.g., 20 Mule-team Borax or
> Biz). Close lid and let sit -- 2-4 wks later pour water through sieve and
> you're done. You can do lots of specimens this way depending on their size
> with a series of mayonaise jars or similar lidded jars.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
> P.S. I'm traveling to Scotland in mid- late August on a family trip. Will
> anyone be around in the Archaeology department?
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 1:47 PM, Edouard Masson-MacLean <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Zooarchs,
>>
>> Is there by any chance a miraculous, quick and easy way to clean fish
>> bones that have already been filleted? The head is likely to have been
>> removed so it will probably be just the spinal column and tail. I'm
>> hoping
>> of a solution that will allow me to process on a large scale (50 to a
>> 100
>> specimens) and dermestid beetles are not an option.
>>
>> Many thanks for your help
>>
>> Edouard
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>> Edouard Masson-MacLean
>> PhD Candidate
>> Room 119
>> Department of Archaeology
>> School of Geosciences
>> University of Aberdeen
>> St. Mary's, Elphinstone Road
>> Aberdeen, AB24 3UF
>> Scotland, UK
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Christyann Darwent, Ph.D., Associate Professor
> Editor, *Arctic Anthropology *(University of Wisconsin Press)
> Department of Anthropology
> University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8522
> ph: 530-488-8845; fax: 530-752-8885
> http://anthropology.ucdavis.edu/people/walrus
> http://uwpress.wisc.edu/journals/journals/aa.html
>
> "There may be more than one way to skin a cat, but you only get one try
> per
> cat"
>
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