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.

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Mark C. Branstner

Illinois Transportation
Archaeological Research Program
209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
23 East Stadium Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

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