Volcanologist Floyd McCoy from the University of Hawaii reflects on a busy year as Visiting Research Professor in the Wiener Laboratory, leading a student trip to Santorini, exploring new ideas with colleagues, and writing (when time permitted).
Reference Collections
Scientific research on archaeological materials is greatly assisted by the growing reference collections housed within the Wiener Laboratory. While reference books are useful to archaeological scientists, there is no substitute for the opportunity to examine and experiment on physical comparanda. A number of comparative collections have already been developed and are constantly being added to, while new collections to support emerging areas of research are being planned.
The Modern Faunal Collection
The Lithic Collection
The Anthropological Archive
The Botanical Collection
Planned Collections