Good Morning Rebecca, Back in the 1970s when I was a curator of anthropology, we used to use kitty litter (that is clean kitty litter)....you could even use a kitty litter box to hold the kitty litter and the "mending" ceramics while the adhesive sets. Best Wishes, Wesley p.s. However, I wouldn't want to have a cat in the lab for obvious reasons.... Wesley S. Creel Administrator of Programs Pink Palace Family of Museums Memphis, TN 38111 www.memphismuseums.org -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rebecca Emans Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 11:34 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: What to use for holding mended pottery Hi all, Is there a museum-approved material for holding mended pottery, such as sand? Would small aquarium stones work? Other materials? This is for both short-term and long term use. I know some people use rice, but I don't want to attract mice (which I've seen in the past). Finally, if there is a special material or kind of sand, where would I order it from? Rebecca Rebecca J. Emans, M.A., RPA Doctoral Candidate (ABD), Archaeology SUNY-Buffalo Lab Director and Staff Archaeologist Panamerican Consultants, Inc., Buffalo Branch Office ________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).