Archemy
Archemy is the first archaeochemistry lab in the Baltics that combines archaeology with analytical chemistry and aims to bridge the humanities and natural sciences.
Our mission is to encourage collaborative, transdisciplinary research that supports the growth of regional research centres, to promote thoughtful heritage management, new ways of knowledge acquisition, and connecting the past with the present and future.
Our vision is to be a leading research hub in the eastern Baltic bridging natural sciences and humanities through cutting-edge biomolecular archaeology.
Archemy brings together broad expertise in material culture studies, human osteology, zooarchaeology, and archaeobotany. We maintain close institutional links with the Institute of Chemistry, which has a long-standing record of excellence in the chemical analysis of cultural heritage materials, as well as with the Institute of History and Archaeology. In addition, we collaborate closely with the Institute of Genomics on ancient DNA research.
Our expertise includes:
- Organic residue analysis from pottery, including the identification of absorbed lipids and carbonised food remains;
- Stable isotope analysis of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur from bone collagen, including both bulk and compound-specific amino acid analyses;
- Plant micro- and macrofossil analysis;
- Osteological and palaeopathological analysis (including archaeotanatology);
- Zooarchaeological analysis including studies in morphology, morphometrics, taphonomy and ancient DNA;
- Radiocarbon dating;
- aDNA and paleoproteomics.
If you’re interested in our work and would like to explore collaboration opportunities, feel free to contact us at archemy@ut.ee !
We also welcome Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students, as well as postdoctoral researchers, to join us for research projects. Get in Touch
