[Nhcoll-l] Skull and bone collection preservation

[Carla Cicero]

Hi Joosep - At the MVZ we also number every bone that's large enough to
make the number legible...for the reason given of making sure that bones
are associated with the correct specimen. This includes very small bones
(hummingbirds,  shrews, etc.). We use a fine archival pen for numbering.
In the event of a numbering mistake, we gently scrape off the number with a
razor blade and renumber.

This work is done mostly by undergraduates, and we ask for a sample of
their handwriting in advance to make sure that they can write small and
legibly.

Best,
Carla

On Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 7:13 AM Joosep Sarapuu <
Joosep.Sarapuu at loodusmuuseum.ee> wrote:

> Dear all,
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> I have question about skull and postcranial bone collection and what is
> the best way to preserve and mark them.
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> What kind of practices you use to preserve skulls and postcranial bones?
> Right now we just have them in plastic bag or/and in boxes. Is this fine
> for them?
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> And is there a better way to mark separate bones or the only way to mark
> them with their ID is just to write ID for every little bone that we have
> for this specimen. Right now we have a basically full skeleton of a seal
> and there are a lot of small bones and it would take a lot of time to mark
> these all, that is why i asked maybe there is a way to make this thing
> easier.
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> Sincerely,
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> Joosep Sarapuu
>
> Estonian Museum of Natural History
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