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Hi,
As you all know, lots of leather is recovered from nineteenth and
earlyt twentieth century sites e.g., shoe leather, harness, etc. OK,
generally speaking, if its just fragments or scraps, I have just put
it in paper bags and let it dry for later processing or curation.
However, let's say I recover a leather or cloth artifact that seems
worthy of more extensive long-term storage, curation, restoration or
whatever. What are reocmmendations for short to medium-term storage
of something like a damp or waterlogged shoe. Sealed container?
Refrigeration? Freezing? Thinking about coming out of the field,
stabilizing, and holding for further work ... Comments or
suggestions. Thanks in advance.
--
Mark C. Branstner
Illinois Transportation
Archaeological Research Program
209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
23 East Stadium Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217.244.0892
Fax: 217.244.7458
Cell: 517.927.4556
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