BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE LITHIC LABORATORY
Originally posted Wed, 4 May 1994 to the lists Anthro-l and Arch-l
This message announces the opening of the Holland Comparative
Lithic Laboratory at the Buffalo Museum of Science. The laboratory
houses a comparative collection of over 3000 lithic materials known
to be have been used prehistorically throughout North America.
Current research includes development of a master database of the
collection, a directory of other lithic laboratories and
collections, computer mapping projects, ultraviolet fluorescence
characterization, and a thesaurus of names which have been
associated with each type of lithic material. Future plans include
thermal alteration and full petrographic studies of all materials.
The laboratory has been assembled through the efforts of John
Holland over the last decade. Most of the samples have been
personally collected at outcrops.
The laboratory requests information regarding well
provenienced samples from any individuals who have collections or
access to lithic resources.
Please contact the HOLLAND COMPARATIVE LITHIC LABORATORY
directly as they do not have an email address.
Mr. John D. Holland, Director
Holland Lithic Laboratory
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
Buffalo, New York 14211
716-896- 5200 ext 292
fax 716-897-6723