Syracuse University Archaeological Research Center

Archaeology Laboratory

The Anthropology Department's newly completed archaeology laboratory provides up to date facilities for all phases of archaeological research and instruction. The laboratory complex includes a wet lab, instruction and analysis lab, and curation/storage facilities. The lab was designed to provide an opportunity for students in archaeology courses to use computers in a combined teaching and research setting. The expanding base of equipment available includes computer stations, microscopes, and an expanding array of laboratory and field equipment.

Physical Anthropology Lab

The Physical Anthropology laboratory at Syracuse is equipped for osteological analysis and measurement of modern human populations and also has a good collection of casts of fossils representing major finds in human evolution. There are also facilities for dissection of fleshed specimens and hoods for the use of chemical preservatives and the bedding of bone in preparation for cutting. At this point the cutting must be done at the medical examiners' laboratory. The orientation of the laboratory at Syracuse is anatomical. There are presently no facilities for physiological studies or behavioral studies.

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