4432
Accession Number
8712
Title Of Article Chaper
Bones in the Field and in the Laboratory: Chapter 14
Title Of Journal Book
Bones for the Archaeologist
Pages
204-217
Publisher
Phoenix House
Publisher City
London
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The following topics regarding bone are discussed in this article: properties and structure of bone; fossilization; excavation; measurements in the field; treatment in the field for preservation; packing and transport; cleaning, strengthening, mending and reconstruction; and, a recipe for AJK (Alvar, jute and kaolin) dough for filling in.
Keywords
bones;laboratory;properties;structure;fossilization
pub_id
4432