One problem with using bones from chickens, ducks, turkeys, etc., is
that normally they go to market before having the articular ends well
formed. They also often are fat, and so the bones tend to be greasy and
somewhat nasty, along with some unpleasant rotting of marrow, etc. Any
processing to alleviate these problems probably aren't worth the effort.
Art Harris
Indigo Nights wrote:
> Nearly back from vacation, but I have one question/suggestion for the
> paleontology crew.
>
> Do you ever have docents/volunteers save chicken and/or turkey bones for
> kids to put together later as an exercise, or are there health
> considerations there?
>
>
>
> */David Harvey <[log in to unmask]>/* wrote:
>
> Just one idea here. Flowerpots may be a nice exercise but do they really
> communicate much about past peoples as real archaeology can? Beyond
> growing
> pansies?
>
> How about salting the faux dig with things that are a bit more
> informative
> too - like marbles, a doll's head, part of a candlestick, buttons,
> bones, or the
> cowrie shells (signifying African Americans on the site) that we would
> sometimes find on 18th century sites when I did archaeology in
> Virginia ? (a long,
> long time ago).
>
> These sorts of "finds" lead you into some great journeys into
> discovering the
> past with kids (and adults too).
>
> Cheers!
> Dave
>
> David Harvey
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