Archaeological Science Partnerships

The Field Museum Elemental Analysis Facility encourages collaborative projects with researchers at other institutions.  The following are some of our current collaborators:

Emily Stovel, Ripon College, WI, LA-ICP-MS and XRF analysis of Chilean ceramics

Steven Kosiba, Monmouth University, NJ, LA-ICP-MS analysis of Kilke ceramics

Emily Peterson, University of Washington, LA-LA-ICP-MS analysis of Indonesian ceramics

Jennifer Zovar, Vanderbilt University, TN, LA-ICP-MS analysis of Bolivian ceramics

Abigail Levine, University of California-Los Angeles, CA, LA-ICP-MS analysis of formative period Peruvian ceramics

Susan McIntosh, Mamadou Cissé, Rice University, TX, LA-ICP-MS analysis of ceramics and glass beads from Gao, Mali

Florence Cattin, Université de Montréal, Canada, LA-ICP-MS analysis of native cooper from eastern North America

Mark Mitchell, University of Colorado, LA-ICP-MS analysis of copper artifacts from the Northern Great Plains

Paul Jett, Freer-Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian, DC, compositional analysis of Chinese gold

Blythe McCarthy, Freer-Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian, DC, compositional analysis of Minai ceramics

Sutee Veerwan, University of Arizona, AZ, compositional analysis of glazed stonewares from Thailand

Carolyn Swan, Brown University, RI, compositional analysis of medieval Turkish glass

Nadine Schibille, Oxford University, UK, compositional analysis of Islamic Turkish glass

Marilee Wood, Uppsala University, Sweden, compositional analysis of glass from Chibuene, Mozambique

Jolie Liston, Australian National University, compositional analysis of money beads from Palau       

Rahul Oka, Notre Dame University, IN, compisitonal analysis of Chinese porcelains and Celadons

John Dudgeon, Idaho State University, ID

Hector Neff, California State University-Long Beach, CA

To inquire about conducting collaborative research at the EAF, please click here.