Lab Resources
Lab-Based Analyses
Petrographic microscopes (both table top and portable) for thin-section analyses of archaeological materials; Bartington MS2B table-top magnetic susceptibility; colorimeter for the analysis of soil phosphates; access to shared portable x-ray fluorescence set-up; desktop computers and laptops equipped with specialized software for data processing and quantitative analysis
Geophysical and Survey Equipment
Emlid Reach RS2 RTK-GNSS GPS system; Bartington Grad601 dual sensor magnetic gradiometer (including non-magnetic cart to convert to a four probe array); GSSI SIR-4000 ground penetrating radar; Both gradiometer and ground penetrating radar can be equipped with Emlid GPS system; a range of specialized mapping and data processing software
Fieldwork
The SAHND Lab is fully equipped to undertake any stage of archaeological fieldwork, survey, and excavations.
AMS Dating
The SAHND Lab shares responsibility for our in-house, departmental isotope prep lab. Our cost-recovery lab, in concert with our partnership with the Institutes of Energy and the Environment’s Radiocarbon Lab, provides a unique opportunity for students and researchers to effectively and affordably undertake a range of radiocarbon dating and chronological modeling projects.