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• 2008 Society for Historical Archaeology conference organized in Albuquerque, New Mexico– XRF Analyzer was used to identify chemical elements present in prehistoric and historical-period ceramics, metal, and various lithic artifacts.
• Archaeological reconnaissance survey – obtain geochemical data instantaneously
• Provenance – compare sources and artifacts, build databases, and much more
• Restoration – match pigments and other materials for restoration quickly and accurately
• Conservation – elemental composition data helps to identify how objects have been preserved in the past, and how to better conserve them for the future
• Cultural Resource Management – identify areas of historic human activity quickly and easily
• NAGPRA Compliance – assure that traces of toxic preservatives have been removed from artifacts prior to repatriation
• Dating – elemental analysis of petroglyphs, alloys, and other materials provides important clues to their age
• Authentication – elemental data can be a key to authenticating a variety of art and artifacts