Department of Archaeology

Dorothy Garrod Laboratory

Collaborations (internal and external)

We welcome academic collaborations with other individuals and external institutions, and undertake semi-commercial work on a project-by-project basis. For more information or to discuss this further please contact Tamsin O'Connell.

For typical analyses of common sample materials, we require:

Material Sample size
Bone, antler and tooth collagen 0,5-1.0g of dr bone
Tooth enamel (carbonate) 7-10mg of powdered enamel
Tooth enamel (phosphate) 1mg of powdered enamel
Hair keratin 0.5-1.0cm of hair
Shell carbonate 0.1mg
Plants 1-10mg


For information about analysing other material types (e.g. blood, faeces, etc.), please contact Tamsion O'Connell.


Rhiannon shows some samples to the Cambridge MP Julien Huppert
Tamsin adding samples to the mass spec