While the specific focus is on the analysis of human skeletal material, the equipment will also be used in many other realms of archaeological research including the analysis of ceramic artifacts. The CFI grant is a multidisciplinary one, linking several major units at Western to the research facility. Computing infrastructure and thin section, microscopic and radiographic equipment will reside in the anthropology department. Infrastructure for the recovery and analysis of ancient DNA will be placed in Hegele's lab at Robarts and equipment for isotopic analysis of bone chemistry will be used by White in the lab of Fred Longstaffe, Dean of the Faculty of Science and collaborator with the project. Nelson will be presenting the results of the mummy analysis during a public lecture on Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m .
Media are welcome to attend.
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