This laboratory is a specialized analytical facility at McMaster University that uses X-ray fluorescence (XRF) to analyze ancient artifacts. Directed by Dr. Tristan Carter.
Michael Gregg and Greg Slater have been working towards extracting organic residues from pottery.
The Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM) at McMaster University is a national facility offering advanced electron and ion microscopy. Serving over 500 users annually, CCEM supports research across disciplines and contributes to over 140 publications each year. Supported by the Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research.
A 5 MW multi-purpose reactor that provides neutrons for research and medical isotope production. It is Canada’s most powerful research reactor and the nation’s only major neutron source.
Ann Sheppard’s classic text Ceramics for the Archaeologists is available for download care of the Carnegie Institution for Science.
Investigate ancient technologies, provenance, petrography, archaeology, and ceramics through an interview with Jim Stoltman.
Learn more about archaeology through the programs and courses taught at University College London instructed by Dr. Patrick Quinn.
Explore microscopy and other analytical methods along with ethnographic fieldwork and historical research to preserve historic materials, directed by Dr. Chandra Reedy.
Explore how innovative archaeological research is uncovering the hidden stories of ancient ceramics.