Gail, Below is the response from our (J.M. Waller Inc.) collections and curation specialist at Fort Riley. I hope it helps. John Dendy Archeologist Dynamac Corporation Fort Riley, KS Although the solution of ethanol and water will certainly take care of their mold problems, I have no idea what effect it would have on the analysis of the bone material. You might want to have the person who is asking contact Julie Reilly, Associate Director/Conservator Gerald Ford Conservation Center, Lincoln, NE. Fiona ---------- From: Dendy, John To: Fiona Price (E-mail) Subject: FW: Question on Faunal Analysis Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 11:29AM Priority: High Let me know what you think and I'll send out the response...JHD > -----Original Message----- > From: Gail Frace [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 10:37 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Question on Faunal Analysis > > Greetings, > > We recently have a problem with materials washed by the field crew > and > not given sufficient time to dry before being rebagged. By the time > most of the materials reached the main lab, they had grown mold. > > We do not want to introduce mold spores into the storage facility in > which these materials will permanently reside. Our object > conservator, who has worked with many archaeological collections, has > suggested an ethanol and water solution which will kill the mold > spores; however, the project archaeologist has concerns that the use > of this solution could cause problems with future analysis of the > animal bone. Is anyone on the list familiar with a known analytical > procedure for which the use of an ethanol solution could cause > problems? If so, would you please contact me off list with the > information. > > Thanking you, > > Gail Frace >