Dry bone

We have here a larger amount of bone (human and animal). They are in
the collection for decades. They are dry and as far as possible
cleaned.
With other objects of the archeological collection, the bones were
relocated repeatedly over the last years and
the condition of the bones became increasingly worse.
Some have already fallen apart.  In order to prevent a further
degradation and decay, the bones are supposed to be preserved now.

Can anyone experience in conservation of
dry bone can give me some hints how the bones could be treated
best:  which preservative and in what concentration, which solvent
and how to apply (e.g. brush or soak)?

Sabine Zimmer
Dipl.-Restauratorin (FH)
Museum Bautzen
Kornmarkt 1
02625 Bautzen
Germany


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