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Sent From (Definite): Ernest WarrenSent To (Definite): Karl PearsonDate: 12 Nov 1898
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Sent fromErnest Warren
12 Nov 1898
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‘Dear Prof. Pearson,
I am sending you the results of my measurements on the bones.
Femur 1 and 2 of Naqada Race behave almost identically.
Max. diff between the dry and soaked bone is in both cases 2.2 mm. In the first 24 hours they expand 1.7 mm and in the next 4 days only about 0.5 mm.
On removing from the water the most rapid contraction takes place between the 2nd & 3rd days.
And the maximum rate of 2.6 mm to 1.7 mm for T.[?] expansion is reached in the first hour or two and then gradually diminishes while the max rate for contraction is not reached before about the 2nd or 3rd day.
The effect of soaking on the modern bones is very slight. It is somewhat less than 1 mm in both tibia and femur.
I should add that on drying the Naqada bones cracked spontaneously but this apparently did not affect the length.
Yrs very truly,
E. Warren.’
[measurement tables attached]
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Sent toKarl Pearson
12 Nov 1898
Description:
‘Dear Prof. Pearson,
I am sending you the results of my measurements on the bones.
Femur 1 and 2 of Naqada Race behave almost identically.
Max. diff between the dry and soaked bone is in both cases 2.2 mm. In the first 24 hours they expand 1.7 mm and in the next 4 days only about 0.5 mm.
On removing from the water the most rapid contraction takes place between the 2nd & 3rd days.
And the maximum rate of 2.6 mm to 1.7 mm for T.[?] expansion is reached in the first hour or two and then gradually diminishes while the max rate for contraction is not reached before about the 2nd or 3rd day.
The effect of soaking on the modern bones is very slight. It is somewhat less than 1 mm in both tibia and femur.
I should add that on drying the Naqada bones cracked spontaneously but this apparently did not affect the length.
Yrs very truly,
E. Warren.’
[measurement tables attached]
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