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Integrative Prehistory and Archeological Science (IPAS)

IPNA library & teaching and reference collections

The IPNA mandates a library and several academic collections, most of which are made available to members of the university and external researchers by prior arrangement.

Library

Collection of the Intercantonal Association for Anthropology IAG

The IAG is currently an association of six cantons (GR, SG, SH, AG, BL, FR) to promote anthropological studies on historical skeletons.

Comparative collection of buds and epiderms

Buds and epiderms

Smaller collections exist of buds and epiderms.

Archaeobotanical database for macro-residue records

ArboDat

All macroremains (mainly seeds, fruits and charcoal) from archaeological sites in Switzerland and neighboring fields are entered into the archaeobotanical database ArboDat. In addition to all projects researched at the IPNA, many other sites in Switzerland are also recorded.

Comparative collection of modern seeds and fruits

Seeds and fruits

An extensive comparative collection of modern seeds and fruits is available for the identification of plant finds. It covers a large part of the Central European flora and passes about 7500 course registrations.

Comparative osteological collection

Focal areas large mammals (domestic and wild animals) and small animals (birds, fish, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles) of the European Holocene

Collection of Roman bricks with tread seals

Archaeological stray finds from Augusta Raurica

Comparative collection of molluscs

Focal areas of Europe's Holocene

Collection of raw materials of animal origin

Focal area recent objects or replicas of archaeological finds made of bone, antler, ivory, tooth, horn and leather

Micromorphological Feature Database

I-GEOARCHrec online

I-GEOARCHrec allows the systematic recording of observations at various scales, from the brief description of an excavation to the preservation of a single component.

Micromorphological collection

Thin section and polished section collection

The collection with over 5,000 thin sections of block and ceramic samples is accessible for research and teaching. o Layers (from archaeological sites) o Ceramics, clay, mortar o Coprolites o and much more.

Geoarchaeological image database

I-GEOARCHive online

Die Gesteinssammlung umfasst mehrere hundert Exemplare

Rock and building materials collection

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Prehistoric stone and bone artifacts

More than 1.5 million years of human history are documented in the prehistory collection. The approximately 20,000 objects are mostly stone and bone artifacts covering a period from 1.5 million years to 5,000 BC. All periods of the relevant time period are well documented.

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IPNA library & teaching and reference collections

Library

Library

Archaeoanthropology

Collection of the Intercantonal Association for Anthropology IAG

Archaeobotany

Comparative collection of buds and epiderms

Buds and epiderms

Archaeobotanical database for macro-residue records

ArboDat

Comparative collection of modern seeds and fruits

Seeds and fruits

Archaeozoology

Comparative osteological collection

Collection of Roman bricks with tread seals

Comparative collection of molluscs

Collection of raw materials of animal origin

Geoarchaeology

Micromorphological Feature Database

I-GEOARCHrec *online*

Micromorphological collection

Thin section and polished section collection

Geoarchaeological image database

I-GEOARCHive *online*

Rock and building materials collection

Prehistoric archaeology

Prehistoric stone and bone artifacts

I-GEOARCHrec online

I-GEOARCHive online