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Archaeometry at OSU’s Radiation Center |
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Recent and on-going research projects: |
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Adam T. Smith, University of Chicago
Illuminating the institutional fabric and political economy that drove political centralization and consolidation in Transcaucasia during the Late Bronze Age of the mid-Second Millennium B.C. |
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Dr. RuthAnn Armitage, Eastern Michigan University
Investigating colonial brick-making technology and determining the provenance of bricks and tiles used in the construction of historic buildings at the colonial capital of Maryland. |
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Economic Change among the Tlahuica Dr. Michael E. Smith, SUNY-Albany
Understanding the impact of Aztec imperial expansion and conquest on the economy of the Tlahuica of Morelos, Mexico. |
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INAA is contributing to the research goals of these and other projects. |
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Inca Mummies and Imperial Ritual Dr. Tamara Bray, Wayne State University
Determining the geographic origin of ceramics interred with high-elevation Inca sacrifices associated with the imperial capacocha ceremony. |
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Monte Alban Ceramics and the Early Zapotec State Dr. Charles Spencer and Dr. Christina Elson, AMNH Dr. Jason Sherman, University of Michigan
A collaborative project with the American Museum of Natural History and UM to examine the origins of market exchange in the Valley of Oaxaxa.
For preliminary results, see our Oaxaca Report. |
