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Lithic Casting, Research, and Teaching Laboratory

Posted by Jennifer on February 14, 2020

Lithic Casting, Research, and Teaching Laboratory (LCRTL)

Director: Dr. Francis E. Smiley, IV

Location: Room 166

The LCRTL hosts one of the largest collection of museum-quality polyurethane casts of diagnostic and important stone tools covering the entire human career. The cast collection makes approximately 2,000 artifact casts, all examples of human lithic technology, available hands-on to students.  In its 27th year of operation, the LCRTL has a mission of providing research and teaching facilities and programs in all aspects of archaeological and anthropological lithic studies for undergraduate and graduate students.

Lithic artifact casting is a continuing project in the LRCTL and Dr. Smiley is a recognized innovator and teacher in the lithic casting process. The LCRTL facility provides:

  • Leica Microscopy equipment;
  • digital micro- and macro-photographic work;
  • three dual-screen Windows 10 computers;
  • lithic comparative collections from northern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and New Mexico;
  • a research library containing virtually all of the monographs and journals in lithic research; and
  • instructional flintknapping tools and lithic raw materials for teaching stone toolmaking.

Filed Under: Bilby Research Center

Department of Anthropology
Location
Room 228 Building 065
SBS - Raul H. Castro
5 E. McConnell Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200
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PO Box: 15200
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200
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anthropology@nau.edu
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928-523-3180
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