apologies for cross-posting i might be clutching at straws here, but i seem to remember that collagen is the most stable part of bone, that even after everything else decays, traces of collagen can still be extracted from the ground...? is there any truth to that? anybody able to direct me to any sources...? geoff carver - SUNY buffalo <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/ <http://www.takebackthemedia.com/liar.html> <http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/t/thunderbirds.php> <http://www.bushflash.com/thanks.html> <http://www.bushflash.com/mlk.html> <http://www.whitehouse.org/kids/palm/1.asp>