Description
Two methods of preparing skeletons are described. After skinning, gutting and defleshing, large animals are buried for two months to two years in nylon mesh bags in leaf mould. Smaller animals are simmered in water for approximately 15 minutes and then allowed to macerate in warm water with a proteolytic enzyme for one to several days (fish should not be simmered). The resulting disarticulated bones are then thoroughly washed, dried and degreased with acetone or a mixture of methanol and trichloroethane.
Details
- Title of journal: Circaea
- Article title: 101 ways to deal with a dead hedgehog: notes on the preparation of disarticulated skeletons for zoo-archaeological use.
- Author: Simon Davis and Sebastian Payne
- Illustrator: Michael H. H. Bayley
- Year: 1992
- Volume: Volume 8, Number 2
- Pages: 95-104
- Identifier: ISSN 0268-425X
- Notes: 7 Illustrations by Michael Bayley.