Research Facilities
Polarized light microscopy
Ceramic petrography
Soil and sediment micromorphology
Phytolith extraction and quantification
Wood ash extraction and quantification
Dung spherulite extraction and quantification
Laboratories: Shahack-Gross, Friesem, Asscher
Stereoscopic Microscopes (bone taphonomy, use-wear, sediments)
Zeiss Discovery V.8 A stereoscopic microscope with a high-intensity direct light source, at x10ex80 magnification, with attached camera
Other Zeiss and Leica microscopes
Laboratories: Bar-Oz, Marom, Yeshurun, Groman-Yaroslavski, Friesem, Shahack-Gross
Infrared Spectrometry
Mineralogical compositions in sediments, ceramics, plaster, and more
States of preservation in bones and teeth (collagen and mineral)
Determination of alterations due to heat
Determination of alterations due to post-depositional diagenetic processes
Laboratories: Shahack-Gross, Friesem, Asscher, Makarewicz
FTIR Microscopy (in-situ analyses)
Mineralogical compositions in sediments, ceramics, plaster, and more
States of preservation in bones and teeth (collagen and mineral)
Determination of alterations due to heat
Determination of alterations due to post-depositional diagenetic processes
Laboratory: Shahack-Gross
Scanning Electron microscopy
Back scattered electron imaging
Elemental analysis using Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
Laboratory: Shahack-Gross
X-Ray Fluorescence (benchtop and portable)
Elemental analysis
Laboratories: Eshel, Asscher (also Cvikel)
XRF microscopy (in-situ analyses)
High resolution elemental analysis
Laboratories: Friesem, Asscher
Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry
Stable isotopic determination of carbon and oxygen in bones and teeth (collagen and mineral)
Stable isotopic determination of nitrogen in bones and teeth (collagen)
Stable isotopic determination of strontium in tooth enamel
Laboratory: Makarewicz
Metallurgy
Metallographic microscope
Hardness tester
Laboratory: Eshel
Hyperspectral Imaging (Microscopy, benchtop and portable)
High resolution structural analysis on a large moving stage 1x1m
High resolution structural analysis under the microscope (in-situ XRF analyses)
Laboratories: Friesem, Asscher
Raman Spectrometry (portable)
High resolution molecular analysis
Laboratory: Asscher
3D Scanning (computational and digital archaeology)
Shining 3D Einscan-SP structured light desktop scanner
Artec 3D EVA handheld structured light scanner
Laboratory: Herzlinger