title: Burial, excavation, and preparation of primate skeletal material for morphological study.
abstract: Inclusion of osteological material in primatological research has a long history, and use of skeletal remains continues to be important in anatomical and anthropological research. Here we report a set of proven methods, including equipment, protocol, and procedure, which enable relatively simple acquisition of skeletal material from naturally deceased animals in field sites and sanctuaries. Such skeletal material, often with extensive accompanying life-history data, is a unique and valuable source of data for both academic and conservation-based research.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, UK. ben.garrod.10@ucl.ac.uk.|Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. ben.garrod.10@ucl.ac.uk.|Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA), c/o Zoology Department, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK. ben.garrod.10@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garrod
authors.affiliation: Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA), c/o Zoology Department, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK.|University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Alice M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Wolfson College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duhig
authors.affiliation: Jane Goodall Institute, Arlington, USA.|Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Pointe Noire, People's Republic of Congo.
authors.forename: Debby
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.affiliation: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McGrew
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D000883:Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002048:Burial; D011323:Primates / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
keywords: Bones; Field methods; Morphology; Osteology; Preparation; Primate; Skeletal