The Geoarchaeology Lab at Washington University is an APHIS certified facility and has a variety of basic research resources that are available to Washington University Anthropology students and faculty as well as visiting researchers. The 365 square foot wet lab includes two sinks, and a fume hood. The 504 square foot dry side of the lab includes a computer attached to a HD TV display system, microscopes, bench space for artifact and sample analysis, and two desks for researchers; there is also a separate 206 square foot meeting space with chairs and blackboard.
Lab Equipment:
Digital Particle Size Analyzer
Microscopes
- Zeiss AX10 petrographic polarizing light microscope with camera and video
- Olympus SZX7 optical microscope with camera and external light source
Centrifuge
Vacuum Pump
Magnetic Susceptibility
Magnetometer
Electromagnetic Induction
Ground-penetrating Radar (GPR)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Trimble GeoExplorer 6000 cm edition (GNSS Rover; Model 88951; SN#: 5307428680)
- Trimble Net R9 Geospatial (GNSS Base Station)
- Trimble Zephyr (Model 2; SN#: 5000100714)
- Trimble Zephyr Geodetic (Model 2; SN#: 5000117981)
- Trimble GPS/MSK beacon antenna (SN: 220332411)
- Trimble 12-channel Pro XR reciever (SN#: 224076870)
- Trimble TDL 450H (SN#:14261375)
PH/EC Meter
Ovens
Hotplate
- Fisher Scientific Isotemp
Water Bath
- Thermo Scientific Microprocessor Controlled 280 Series Water Bath
- Fisher Scientific Ultrasonic Bath (model 15337402)
Refrigerator
Computers:
- DELL OPTIPLEX 755
- DELL OPTIPLEX 7010
- DELL OPTIPLEX 9020
- Dell Latitude E6440 (field laptop)
- Trimble Nomad 900 Series Handheld Computer
Printers:
- HP Deskjet 6540
- HP LaserJet P1606dn
Balances
- Fisher Scientific 13687700
- Sartorius Practum 101-1S
- Sartorius Quintix 613-1S
- Scout Pro
- ACCULAB VI-1mg