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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Tiffany – the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science just finished a two season excavation of a waterlogged
(and oh so muddy) mammoth site that produced 5,500 bones of mammoths,
mastodons, sloths, deer, bear, etc., as well as pine cones, leaves, and logs.
The first season was in ‘salvage’ mode and we learned lots; the
second season was infinitely more planned. I have information on
packaging, drying procedures/times, drying vulnerability of different bones, RH
monitoring, mold, cleaning procedures & tools, choices of water, water
analysis, documentation/photo-documentation, labels, plaster jackets,
adhesives/consolidants used, supplies, other associated scientists, DNA, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Most of the specimens made it
through the cleaning and drying cycles just fine and DMNS would be happy to
share the information. Perhaps at this point, it would be best to chat off-line
with you, or whomever is closest to the excavation processing, to pinpoint the
information you need.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>My number is 303.370.6496.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jude Southward<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>JUDE SOUTHWARD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Conservator & Museum Conservation Dept. Chair<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Return to the Ice Age and roam with some of Earth’s most
breathtaking creatures in Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age from
February 15 through May 27, 2013. Learn more at <a href="www.dmns.org/mammoths">www.dmns.org/mammoths</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Adrain, Tiffany S<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 17, 2013 2:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Advice on conserving mammoth bones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I’m looking for some advice on conserving waterlogged
mammoth bones as they are excavated. Our university museum is involved in the
excavation of at least two mammoths and the bones and tusks are being brought
to their lab for safe-keeping, but they don’t have a preparator or
conservator experienced in dealing with this material. The only advice I have
been able to give is to keep the material damp, in plaster jackets where
applicable, covered by damp towels to make sure it doesn’t dry out and
fall apart. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I’d be very interested to hear from anyone with
experience of conserving and preparing mammoth bones from a muddy excavation
site.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Tiffany <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tiffany Adrain<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Collections Manager, Paleontology Repository<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Instructor, Museum Studies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Department of Geoscience<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The University of Iowa<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>121 Trowbridge Hall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Iowa City, IA 52242<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>phone: 319 335 1822<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>fax: 319 335 1821<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>website: <a href="http://geoscience.clas.uiowa.edu/paleo/">http://geoscience.clas.uiowa.edu/paleo/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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