I like cold water maceration for smaller animals. I skin them or
skin and gut them first (if you are doing birds, make sure to remove all
feathers) and then put them in jars of room temperature water and let
them sit for as long as it takes, changing the water every few weeks.
At 06:46 AM 5/23/2007 -0700, fiona beglane wrote:
What do people think is the best option for
small mammals and birds? I have some small birds that I want to
process but I am a bit wary of losing the smaller bits in
compost/manure/wormery and wary of the small bits being boiled to nothing
and disintegrating by the 'boil in washing powder' method.
Fiona
"Curl,Julie" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Dear All,
Have any of you tried using lime for processing carcasses for comparative reference specimens? If you have, how much does this speed the process up at this time of the year and does this do any damage to the bones if left too long?
Also, it has been suggested that I line a burial pit with straw/hay to help build up the temperature, which I shall try. I do already use leaf mould along with various ‘invertebrate processors’.
I’m also experimenting with bacteria that I use for my tropical fish tanks, this bacteria is added to the water to help process the fish poo, any dead fish or invertebrates and dead plant material; in this warmer weather it does seem to help clean up the bones a bit quicker.
Best wishes, Julie
Julie Curl AIFA
Faunal Remains Specialist/Graphics Assistant
NAU Archaeology
Scanic House
85, Mountergate
Norwich. NR1 1PY
Tel: 01603 756178
Mobile: 07870 818752
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