Hands-on Learning Opportunities
Anthropology Research Lab
The anthropology research lab in Peck 0403 is primarily used for student and faculty research, but is occasionally used for classes featuring archaeological lab analysis. The lab offers students a secure and well-equipped space for working on archaeological collections from our field schools or which might be borrowed from other institutions. Equipment includes a dissecting microscope, calipers, scales, digital cameras, and computers, as well as more specialized equipment such as a Flote Tech flotation machine. The anthropology research lab houses archaeological comparative materials and a zooarchaeological comparative collection. The lab can seat up to 15 people and is available for guest presentations and student organization meetings.
Requests to schedule the lab should be directed to the lab manager, Dr. Corey Ragsdale at cragsda@siue.edu.
Forensic Anthropology Bioarchaeology Lab (FABL)
The forensic anthropology bioarchaeology lab (FABL) in Peck 0403B offers a secure and well-equipped space for conducting research with human osteological materials. Equipment includes microscopes, osteometric boards, sliding and spreading calipers, scales, digital cameras and computers, as well as more specialized equipment such as a 3D scanner.
Anthropology Teaching Lab
The anthropology teaching lab in Peck 0405 is used for applied, hands-on anthropology courses. The anthropology lab houses a superb cast collection of hominid fossils and nonhuman primates, and comparative human skeletal material. The lab can seat up to 25 people and is available for guest presentations.
Requests to schedule the lab should be directed to the lab manager, Dr. Corey Ragsdale at cragsda@siue.edu.
Ethnology Museum Laboratory (EML)
The ethnology museum laboratory (EML) in Peck 0407 includes lab space with Mac and PC computers and audio/visual equipment, as well as facilities for project team meetings, artifact analysis, photography, storage and exhibit staging. The department has several exhibit cases in the 0400 wing of Peck Hall. These include the international case (60' long by 4' deep), where faculty sponsored ethnographic exhibits are mounted, and two free-standing cases that display the results of archaeological field schools. There are also five free-standing cases in which individual students may mount exhibits they design for museum internships or senior projects. The EML staff and students work closely with the University Museum, which has a collection of over 10,000 artifacts, mainly ethnographic and archaeological, ranging from prehistoric South American pottery to Qing dynasty jade sculptures. The EML has also hosted short term visiting museum scholars and artists who help interpret items in the collection and work with students on museum projects.
Inquiries about the EML and its resources should be directed to the EML Manager, Dr. Susan Kooiman at skooima@siue.edu.
