{"id":4,"date":"2015-05-07T08:39:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T15:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/anthro-isotope-lab\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:15:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/anthro-isotope-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5611.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5611.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5611.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5611.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5611.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/840\/2015\/05\/IMG_5611.jpg 1188w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\"\n\t\talt=\"Lab photo.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--none wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tHome\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column gutter pad-top blue-lighter-back gray darkest-text\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The WSU Dept. of Anthropology Stable Isotope Lab provides training and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students broadly interested in the application of stable isotope analysis to environmental archaeology. Through this lab, and other WSU facilities, Dr. Thornton and her students&nbsp; combine zooarchaeological, bioarchaeological, isotopic, and genetic (ancient DNA) analyses to address socio-economic questions related to subsistence, animal domestication, political economy and exchange, and environmental questions regarding human impacts on and responses to deforestation, climate, and changing wildlife populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students interested in joining the lab, or those interested in learning more about our research should see the following links on the left hand side of the page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/anthro-isotope-lab\/current-research-students-2\/\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/libarts.wsu.edu\/anthro\/faculty\/thornton.html\">Erin Thornton &#8211; Faculty Page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/anthro-isotope-lab\/current-students\/\">Current Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/anthro-isotope-lab\/prospective-students\/\">Prospective Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column gutter pad-top blue-lightly-back gray darkest-text\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lab Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our lab provides stable isotope preparation and analysis of archaeological and modern specimens including bones, teeth, shells, plants, hair\/fur, dung, and skin. In collaboration with the WSU <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/isotopecore\/\">Stable Isotope Core<\/a><\/span> (Director: Dr. Dave Evans) and <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/rigl\/facilities\/\">Radiogenic Isotope and Geochronology Laboratory <\/a>(Director: Dr. Jeff Vervoort), we are able to provide the following stable isotope analyses to both WSU and non-WSU researchers:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">carbon (<\/span><em>\u03b4<\/em><sup>13<\/sup>C)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">nitrogen (<\/span><em>\u03b4<\/em><sup>15<\/sup>N)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sulfur (<em>\u03b4<\/em><sup>34<\/sup>S)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">oxygen (<\/span><em>\u03b4<\/em><sup>18<\/sup>O)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">strontium (<\/span><sup>87<\/sup>Sr\/<sup>86<\/sup>Sr)<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We very much welcome new collaborations, so please contact Dr. Erin Thornton (<a href=\"mailto:erin.thornton@wsu.edu\">erin.thornton@wsu.edu<\/a>) to learn more about our services and current prices. Please note that our lab primarily focuses on student training and formal academic collabortions<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. 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