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Ancient DNA Lab

http://www.anthgenomicslab.com/
PI: George (PJ) Perry
Research Specialties: Biological Anthropology, Genetics

Ancient Economy and Mesoamerican Archaeology Lab

https://anth.la.psu.edu/research/research-labs/mesoamerican-and-arch/
PI: Ken Hirth
Statue head of Olmec

Behavioral Endocrinology and Evolution Lab

https://beel.la.psu.edu/
PI: David Puts
Research Specialties: Behavior, Evolution, Hormones, Sexual selection
Person in Puts Lab labcoat with pipette

Bioarchaeology Lab

https://anth.la.psu.edu/research/research-labs/bioarch/
PI: George Milner
Skeletons from the Archaic through Historic periods occasionally show signs of warfare-related trauma.

Capriles Environmental Archaeology Lab

https://caprileslab.la.psu.edu/
PI: José M. Capriles
Research Specialties: Archaeology
statue in entrance

Ecology and Health Lab

http://www.saganfriant.com/
PI: Sagan Friant
Research Specialties: RISK
One of many stream crossings to Mkpot

Functional and Evolutionary Morphology (FEMR) Lab

https://femr.la.psu.edu/
PI: Timothy Ryan
Research Specialties: Evolution, Imaging, Morphology
scans of human bones

Human Environmental Dynamics Lab

https://sites.google.com/psu.edu/hendylab-pennstate/home
PI: Douglas Bird
PI: Rebecca Bliege Bird
Research Specialties: Human Ecology
Nyalangka Taylor, Martu Traditional Owner, near Parnngurr, Western Australia. Photo R. Bliege Bird.

Human Evolution and Diversity Lab

https://anth.la.psu.edu/research/research-labs/jablonski-lab
PI: Nina Jablonski

Human Paleoecology and Isotope Geochemistry Lab

http://php.scripts.psu.edu/dept/liberalarts/sites/kennett/home.php
PI: Laura Weyrich
Research Specialties: Biological Anthropology, Genetics

Microbial Archaeology Lab

https://microarchlab.github.io/
PI: Laura Weyrich
Research Specialties: Biological Anthropology, Genetics
coporolite

Morphometrics and Imaging Lab

https://getahead.la.psu.edu
PI: Joan Richtsmeier
Research Specialties: Craniofacial development, Disease
measured points on a skull

Olo Be Taloha Lab for Environmental Archaeology

https://obtlab.la.psu.edu/
Madagascar citizen on a small boat

Perry Anthropological Genomics Lab

http://www.anthgenomicslab.com/
PI: George (PJ) Perry
Research Specialties: Biological Anthropology, Genetics
Red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius), Buhoma, Uganda

Shenk Research Group

https://shenk.la.psu.edu/
PI: Mary K. Shenk
Research Specialties: Demography, Family, Health, Inequality, Kinship, Marriage
shenk collage

Shriver Anthropological Genomics Lab

https://shriverlab.psu.edu/
PI: Mark Shriver
Research Specialties: Evolution, Facial genetics, Forensics, Genetics, Genomics, Pigmentation, Population genetics, Sex difference
blue dna helix

Spatial Archaeology and Historical Network Dynamics Lab

https://sahndlabpsu.squarespace.com/
PI: Jacob Holland-Lulewicz
Research Specialties: geospatial analysis, Inequality, political systems, radiocarbon dating, social networks
Spatial Archaeology and Historical Network Dynamics Lab