The macrobotany lab is equipped for the analysis of carbonized macrobotanical material (e.g. seeds, wood, and other plant parts visible to the naked eye) from Southwest Asia. The macrobotany lab contains the following:

1. Equipment
   1. 12 Leica EZ4 Stereo Microscopes
   2. Nikon H550S Compound Light Microscope with attached Nikon DS-Fi3 camera
   3. Leica DM2700 M Upright Materials Microscope with attached Nikon DS-Fi3 camera
   4. JEOL JCM-6000 PLUS Benchtop Scanning Electron Microscope
   5. OHAUS AM5847 Analytical Balance
2. Plant Reference Collections
   1. Modern plant reference collection organized to the Flora of Turkey
   2. Modern Armenian wood reference collection
   3. Modern dung reference collection (uncarbonized and carbonized)
   4. Modern experimentally carbonized leaven and unleavened bread
3. Reference Library, including:
   1. Floras (of Armenia, Europaea, Iraq, Palaestina, and Turkey among others)
   2. Numerous plant identification manuals and references

The microbotany lab is capable of processing and identifying phytoliths and starch remains. Phytoliths and starch grains from New England, East Africa, and Southwest Asia have been processed and identified in the lab. The microbotany lab contains numerous equipment, including:

1. Fume hood
2. ThermoScientific Lindberg/Blue M Muffle Furnace
3. Eppendorf Centrifuge 5810
4. ThermoScientific Heratherm drying oven
5. Zeiss Axiostar Plus microscope
6. Innova 2100 Platform Shaker
7. ThermoScientific Model 2841 Water Bath
8. Denver Instrument SI-234 Analytical Balance
9. Fisher Scientific FS60D Ultrasonic cleaner
10. Denton Vacuum Desk V Thin Film Deposition Solution
    1. has attached vacuum pump and vacuum carbon accessories
11. Haier mini refrigerator (for sample storage)