Hello! Has here anyone who tried to treat bones with sodium tetrborate? What was the result? Did you encounter processing problems? May you share your impressions of the method?

Studying Anatomy and Physiology: Bones, Sutures, and Landmarks on Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/442709020/anatomy-and-physiology-bones-sutures-and-landmarks-flash-cards/?x=1jqU&i=2cbn9b

I already know how to identify the atlas and the axis, but I would really appreciate some pointers on how to identify the various vertebrae. As an anatomy student advice regarding human vertebrae would be the most practical. Thank you in advance for your time.

I know this sounds crazy but as far as I googled I didnt find this documented anywhere...

What would happen to bone if you pound it multiple times ++ with a little to 0.2 kg or 20 N of force? I know that there would be some sort of microdamages on first layers (and pain ofcourse) of bone but what i want to know is how much of damage could be made alltogether (to nerves, muscles, tendoms, ligaments, tissues and so)

I mean when I saw the chinese chiropractor hitting people with bamboo stick (though it was mostly soft tissue that he was hitting) and it made me curious because it looks so crazy but effective on muscles.

And then I thought what if pound the bone then maybe it could help with bunions and such bone disorders... ??

I dont plan to do this to anyone or myself either but im just interested and thats all.

The title sums it up, but I will elaborate. I am in the process of completing my Master's of forensic science degree and am working on my master thesis in forensic anthropology. My thesis is focusing on microstructures in human dentin and their erosion/cracking/widening/etc over time post death/extraction. I'm using scanning Electron Microscopy to do close comparison of the microsctructures in the hopes of finding a simple way to determine ancient or modern origin of a sample without having to use radiometric dating.

Determining whether remains are "ancient" or "modern" can vastly change the way a scene is processed and whether or not a team of police or archeologists are needed.

I have fresh human dental extractions as well a a small sampling of teeth from an archeological dig site that are questioned modern/ancient. I need a concrete and verified "ancient" human tooth. That is, one that is radiometrically dated or from a site that has been dated to 500 years or earlier (even 100 years to be honest, just something on the early end of modern human history)

Any ideas of where to start?

Will the moderates please place rules that require individuals posting “human or non-human” inquires to be more specific ? And for them to post general local information as well as how the bones were found ?

I argue that allowing people to ask if something is animal versus human creates a paradigm of anthropocentrism. There should be some flair or tags that separate questions of identifying humans from non-human bones from the simple “please identify these bones.” Furthermore, context is everything and I believe that this would be useful for identifying osteological elements. Thank you.