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Analyzing clay pre-Columbian Mexican ear decorations for a class project -
Analyzing pigments on a small Shipibo-Conibo pot from Peru -
Analyzing pigments on Peruvian textiles in the Yale University Art Gallery -
Sourcing a Mesoamerican obsidian artifact in the Peabody Museum -
Analyzing Roman coins in the Yale University Art Gallery for a class project -
Sourcing an obsidian amulet in the Yale Babylonian Collection of the Peabody Museum -
Analyzing an Andean stirrup spout vessel in the Yale University Art Gallery -
Measuring the phosphorous content of soil from a Minnesota archaeological site
YAXX is involved in teaching and research at all levels in the Department of Anthropology and Council for Archaeological Studies. Here are a few examples of how our students use portable XRF in class assignments, undergraduate projects, and graduate research.