Equipment and Facilities
CIA occupies 3,500 square feet of space in a former historic residence in Jeffersontown in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky not far from Interstate I-64. Parts of the building date to the late 1790s. It was built and inhabited by Valentine Conrad, an early redware potter. The remains of the kiln site are still extant on the property. We take advantage of this "outside laboratory" to conduct public education activities and excavations during the annual Jeffersontown Gaslight Festival.
Approximately 1,000 square feet of the office is dedicated to laboratory space. This laboratory is stocked with the necessary analytical equipment and expendable supplies to meet project demands.
CIA is fully equipped with all necessary field, laboratory, and data processing equipment to conduct all standard archaeological investigations and routine laboratory analyses. We maintain a large supply of standard archaeological field equipment and supplies to sustain multiple large field efforts simultaneously, including but not limited to the following:
- Global Positioning System (GPS) Units, Magellan Explorist XL
- Standard 35 mm film and digital cameras, including Canon Rebel EOS Digital SLR
- Screens of various designs and sizes
- All standard shovels, trowels, and field kits for multiple field crews
- Oakfield cores
- AMS Series bucket auger with extensions
- Munsell soil and rock color charts
- Pop-up tents
- 4x4 field vehicle
CIA's Louisville office has an array of computers, scanners, printers, copiers, and software packages for use on archaeological investigations. Software packages include standard Microsoft Office 2007 word processors, spreadsheets, and database programs, as well as various sophisticated graphic design packages and GIS applications. To supplement this, our on-site archaeological laboratory is well equipped to process and temporarily store archaeological materials for multiple projects.