ZooMS and Zooarchaeology Lab

ZooMS sample preparation
© Jana Ilgner
The ZooMS and Zooarchaeology Lab is dedicated to protein analyses for peptide mass fingerprinting (ZooMS) and the morphological identification of osteological remains from archaeological sites.
Key equipment and capabilities include:
- Bruker Autoflex Speed LRF MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer
- wet chemistry laboratory for extraction and purification of proteins
- facilities for analyzing osteological (human and faunal) materials
- Zeiss low-power stereo microscopes
- Artec Space Spider structured light scanner and a NextEngine 3D laser scanner for 3D scanning /3D morphometric analyses of osteological materials