The Anthropology Department and Archaeology Program host a variety of archaeology labs including the Zooarchaeology lab, Environmental Archaeology and Paleoethnobotany Lab, GIS Lab, and our newly renovated Bioarcheology & Heritage Lab. Please visit the laboratory websites using the below links for more information.
The Environmental Archaeology Lab (STO 348) and Paleoethnobotany Wet Lab (CAS 335), led by Professor John Marston, use the analysis of archaeological plant and animal remains to study human interactions with past environments.
The Zooarchaeology Lab (CAS 230), led by Professor Catherine West, engages in the analysis of archaeological animal remains to investigate past human-animal interactions and evidence of climate change.
The Geospatial Lab (STO 435), led by Professor Wade Campbell, uses geospatial and image analysis techniques in global archaeological investigations.
The Bioarchaeology & Heritage Lab (STO 252), led by Professor Andreana Cunningham, uses non-destructive, community-grounded bioarchaeological approaches to study burial contexts and the complex human remains found therein.
The Latin American Archaeology Lab (STO 351), led by Professor David Carballo, conducts collaborative research on the deep history of Latin America. Projects focus on urbanism, households, collective action, craft production, religion and ritual, and community archaeology, including fieldwork at Teotihuacan and a small ceramic collection from La Laguna, Tlaxcala.