The University of Sheffield
Department of Archaeology

Research Facilities

Glover Laboratory for Digital Osteologypelvis small

Funded through a generous donation from a graduate of the department, the Glover Laboratory provides high-resolution surface scanning and digital radiography facilities that are used for investigating skeletal remains and for capturing three-dimensional images of archaeological artefacts.

Osteology LaboratoryOsteo thin section - thumbnail

The Sheffield Osteology Lab was established in 1972 by eminent surgeon Judson Chesterman, and has since earned an international reputation in bioarchaeology. The lab has an extensive human skeletal reference collection comprising archaeological human bone, modern primates, teaching grade casts of modern humans and fossil hominids, and a series of longitudinal and transverse human and faunal bone thin sections.

Zooarchaeology LaboratoryZooarchaeology

The Department of Archaeology owns substantial laboratories for zooarchaeological research and teaching. In addition to the facilities and equipment, the zooarchaeology lab houses an extensive modern reference collection that greatly facilitates all the activities undertaken by members of the lab, whether those involve research, teaching or consulting.