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Special Facilities
The Melanesian Studies Resource Center and Archive
The facilities of the Melanesian Studies Resource Center and Archive embody the substantial interests in the Pacific Basin that are represented on the UCSD campus and the special prominence of the UCSD Department of Anthropology in the study of cultures and societies of Oceania and especially of Melanesia.
In cooperation with the UCSD libraries, the Center & Archive has two major projects:
- First, there is an ongoing effort to sustain a library collection of monographs, dissertations, government documents, and journals on Melanesia that make UCSD the premier center for such materials in the United States.
- Second, there is an endeavor to collect the extremely valuable unpublished literature on Melanesia, to catalog such materials systematically, to produce topical bibliographies on these holdings, and to provide microfiche copies of archival papers to interested scholars and to the academic institutions of Melanesia.
This innovative archival project is intended to be a model for establishing special collections on the traditional life of tribal peoples as dramatic social change overtakes them. In the near future, anthropological research on tribal peoples will take place largely in archives of this kind. These complementary collections will support a variety of research and teaching activities and are already attracting students of Melanesia to this campus.
The Melanesian Studies Resource Center and Archive are directed by members of the Department of Anthropology faculty, in collaboration with the Geisel Library.
Human Comparative Neuroanatomy Laboratory
TBA (Dr. Semendeferi)
Paleodiet Laboratory
TBA (Dr. Schoeninger)
Ugalla Primate Project Laboratory
TBA (Dr. Moore)
Levantine Digital Archaeology Laboratory and Levantine Osteoarchaeology Laboratory
TBA (Dr. Levy)
Near Eastern Remote Sensing Laboratory
TBA (Dr. Levy)
South American Archaeology Laboratory
TBA (Dr. Goldstein)
Mesoamerican Archaeology Laboratory
The Mesoamerican Archaeology Laboratory is a special facility with microscopes for analyzing use-wear patterns on stone tools and an analytical balance equipped for making density measurements used to source obsidian artifacts. Other equipment includes printers, scanners, and computers with special software for high definition digital video editing. For more information please contact
Dr. Geoffrey E. Braswell.
Linguistic Anthropology Laboratory
The Linguistic Anthropology Laboratory, located in CRB 340, is a newly established research facility to provide both equipment and a research environment for state of the art analysis of language, culture, and society, especially using audio, video, and photographic recordings of natural interaction. The laboratory is equipped with a variety of workstations, both PC and Mac, for multimodal editing and analysis, as well as a high speed network and large capacity server for storing and sharing high quality digitized materials. The lab also has excellent projection and sound facilities and thus can serve as a seminar room for classes and group discussions. Anthropology students and faculty with interest in multimodal recording and analysis are encouraged to use the laboratory, which has lockable individual storage spaces, and also a small kitchen facility. For more information please contact Dr. John B. Haviland.
Psychological Anthropology Laboratory
TBA (Dr. Jenkins)
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