Center for Analysis of Archaeological Materials

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We're celebrating CAAM's 10th anniversary! A joint endeavor between @pennmuseum & @PennSAS, CAAM teaching specialists mentor students in archaeological science in the lab and the field. Watch this video that shows how we're using #archaeologicalscience in fieldwork lately!

DEADLINE EXTENDED!! The application deadline for our summer course series has been extended! Learn more and apply by April 30th! tinyurl.com/544pddbz

Check out our students’ work to help recover a historic African American cemetery in Northwest, OH. Chris and Eric describe their #GPR survey with @dplslibraries + @KYK9org tinyurl.com/5dtmmpn2

For #MicroscopeMonday check out this dagger excavated from a Bronze Age cemetery in Lapithos, Cyprus. Its micro-structure shows the bronze was hammered and annealed after being cast.

Congrats to Janessa Reeves on receiving her MA in Mediterranean Archaeology! Her thesis examined the chemical composition of Roman glass in the @pennmuseum's collection using X-Ray Fluorescence.

For #MicroscopeMonday: a 4500-year-old weevil (crop insect) from Numayra, Jordan. Learn about ancient grain storage and processing in @pennmuseum's new Ancient Food and Flavor exhibit opening 6/3.

Congrats to Vaughn Ortner on his graduation! Vaughn researched @pennmuseum 's WPA ceramics laboratory, 1935-1941. 100s of WPA ceramic thin-sections now form part of CAAM’s reference collection.

See up close how historic glass deteriorates in these images of shards excavated @woodlandsphila last fall. #MicroscopeMonday

Many thanks to all who made our end-of-year showcase a big success! It was great to see so much support for CAAM student research.  @pennmuseum #archaeologicalscience

Join us this Friday afternoon as we celebrate CAAM student research! #archaeologicalscience @pennmuseum

For #MicroscopeMonday check out this 3300-year-old bronze wine mixing set from the Jordan Valley. Twin lines and a blocky micro-structure show the bronze was hammered and annealed after being cast.

Last fall CAAM excavated @woodlandsphila to uncover Will Hamilton's 1792 #greenhouse. Check out graduate interns Janessa and Chris processing glass, ceramics, and more! #HistoricalArchaeology

This May join CAAM in learning about archaeological #textiles from the #Andean region of South America! Learn more about our intensive courses and apply by April 15th tinyurl.com/yus86xdd

Want to enhance your research with ceramic #petrography? Enroll in Petrography of Cultural Materials! Learn more about CAAM's intensive courses and apply by April 15th tinyurl.com/yus86xdd

Plant-powered foods of the past are revealed through archaeological science! Come visit the Ancient Food & Flavor exhibit opening June 3 @pennmuseum. #PlantPowerDay tinyurl.com/yf8zy2tz

Come support UPenn #undergraduateresearch this Friday (2/24) afternoon at Anthrofest 2023! Presentations will highlight CAAM students, projects, and collections (details below). #archaeologicalscience

Iron from a bog? For his #archaeometallurgy seminar project, undergrad Cole Gaboriault experimented with smelting ore from Iceland to explore its potential as a source for #Viking iron. #archaeology

Happy #NationalAlmondDay! To understand how almonds are preserved at archaeological sites, students experimented with processing almonds in CAAM's #archaeobotany seminar. #almonds #archaeology

CAAM congratulates recent grad Susan Zare! In her senior thesis, Susan studied carbonized plant remains like olive and barley to explore daily food practices in Late Bronze Age Italy. #archaeobotany