Facilities for research and learning

A wide range of teaching, learning and research resources are available to students and staff at the Institute of Archaeology. These include the following:

• The Library
  
• Photographic Laboratory
  
• Science laboratories
  • We are well equipped with extensive laboratory facilities, unparalleled in science-based archaeology within the UK and Europe. in particular The Wolfson Archaeological Science Laboratories provide excellent facilities for the examination and analysis of a wide variety of archaeological materials. Almost all types of archaeological materials, artefacts and finds, both organic and inorganic, can be studied here.
• Our other science laboratory facilities include archaeobotany, zooarchaeology, geoarchaeology and specialist conservation laboratories.
• Lithics Laboratory
• Archaeological and Geographic Information Systems Laboratory
• Archival Material

• The Archaeology Collections of UCL

  • The Institute of Archaeology Collections include scientific, reference and teaching material. The Institute's collections include prehistoric pottery and stone artefacts from many parts of the world, as well as collections of Roman pottery, coins and glass. There are extensive collections of archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological material which act as a primary source for the identification of plant and animal remains from archaeological sites. Collections of minerals and other materials form part of the teaching resource for the study of early technology. Western Asiatic material includes the famous Petrie collection of Palestinian artefacts, collections from excavations at Jericho and a wide range of objects from ancient Mesopotamia.
    
    
  • The Leventis Gallery of Cypriot and eastern Mediterranean Archaeology showcases the rich collections of the Institute of Archaeology. Objects from ancient Cyprus, Greece, Crete, Egypt and the Levant highlight the cultural diversity of this region over five thousand years and bring peoples of the past to life. These are accompanied by temporary themed displays that highlight the institute's varied collections.
    
    
    Leventis Gallery of Cypriot and eastern Mediterranean Archaeology

• The Institute is also responsible for the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology which contains a superb collection of Egyptological material excavated or purchased by Sir Flinders Petrie together with material subsequently donated by the Egypt Exploration Society and other benefactors.


Inside the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

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