40587
Accession Number
10055
Title Of Article Chaper
Bergung und Haertung menschlicher und tierischer Skelette aus den hykosozeitlichen Siedlungsschichten in Tell ed Dab'a
Title Of Journal Book
Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien
Volume
78
Pages
435-440
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Skeletons found in 1968 consolidated using methods from 1967 by R. Engelmayer and J. Jungwirth disintegrated. A new procedure was developed for the transportation of bones in 1968 using plaster for the creation of an artificial foundation in the dig. The technique is explained in detail. Plaster was used for all the bones in a combination with iron to avoid all breaks. Consolidation of the bones was done by injecting Mowilith 50 diluted with alcohol. The bones absorbed it like a sponge and rejected the overflow. One had to allow the bone to dry to obtain its hardening. The hardening and cleaning of two skulls and the final result showed that the ring of plaster had to be positioned as low as possible underneath the skull and bones. For more damaged parts Movicoll and a synthetic resin was added.
Keywords
bones;archeological;consolidation;paleontology
pub_id
40587
Title Translation
Recovering and hardening of human and animal skeletons from agglomerations of layers of the Hyksos period in Tell ed Daba'a