Project Participants

X-ray radiography and CT scanning
Richard Keen, Veterinary Medicine, UIUC
Joseph Barkmeier, M.D., Carle Clinic, Urbana, Illinois

3-D Imaging and reconstruction
Clint Potter, Rachael Brady, and David Lawrance, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), UIUC
Raymond Evenhouse, Biomedical Visualization, University of Illinois at Chicago
Micro-Cut Engineering, Streamwood, Illinois

Textile analysis
Mastura Raheel, Textile Science, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, UIUC

Bone and teeth analysis
Linda Klepinger, Anthropology, UIUC
Stanley Ambrose, Anthropology, UIUC
William Hutchinson, Champaign, Illinois
Morgan Powell, DDS, Champaign, Illinois

Resin analysis
Mark Proefke and Kenneth Rinehart, Chemistry, UIUC

Wood analysis and C-14 dating
Jack Liu and Dennis Coleman, Illinois State Geological Survey
Roger De Champs, Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale, Belgium

Insect analysis
John Bouseman, Illinois State Natural History Survey

Stucco analysis
Alwyn Eades, Alan Kahn, and Rick Haasch, Materials Research Laboratory, UIUC

DNA analysis
Ingolf Thuesen and Henrik Nielsen, Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Copenhagen

Ultraviolet examination and sketch
Philip Berge, Physics
A. Tsakiropolou, World Heritage Museum

Project coordination
Sarah Wisseman, Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials (ATAM), UIUC
James Dengate, Classics and ATAM, UIUC
Barbara Bohen, World Heritage Museum, UIUC

Special thanks to the Large Animal Clinic, College of Veterinary Medicine, UIUC; Burnham Hospital, Champaign; and Carle Clinic, Urbana for technical support and the use of X-ray, CT scanning, and MRI equipment.