I agree that a freezer would be best, but I think that a polythene bag or glass vial would be better than any sort of paper, because contamination by fragments of paper could be a nuisance for stable isotope analysis. Double bagging with labels between the inner and outer bags will help to guarantee that your carefully preserved samples don't become useless due to loss of labelling.
Best wishes
Andrew
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ancient DNA List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Abigail Bouwman
> Sent: 06 Apr 2010 12:57
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> Subject: Re: [ANCIENT-DNA] storing archaeological hair
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> I would suggest that it is wrapped in acid free paper and in a fridge
> or freezer.
> Abi
>
> Quoting Eveline Altena <[log in to unmask]>:
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> > Dear colleagues,
> >
> >
> >
> > Hopefully one of you can help me with the following: an archaeologist
> > found human hair during an excavation in the south of the Netherlands
> > and wants to store it under proper conditions so it stays available for
> > research (eg DNA) for the long term. Date of the burials is 17th/18th
> > century. I have no experience myself with hair. Does anyone know how the
> > hair should be stored?
> >
> >
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> >
> >
> > Eveline Altena
> >
> >
>
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> Dr. Abigail Bouwman
> Ancient DNA Facility Manager,
> Faculty of Life Sciences,
> Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre,
> 131 Princess Street,
> University of Manchester,
> Manchester,
> M1 7DN,
> UK
> Phone +44 (0)161 3062585
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