Analysis cost varies by material type and services requested or turnaround time. Please get in touch with the laboratory director to determine the cost after mutual consultation. The laboratory will provide a certain amount of funding each year to collaborative researchers with a data-sharing premise. Researcher and institutions with cooperation intention, please contact the laboratory director.

Before sending the prepared sample, please read the following precautions carefully. If the samples fail to meet the following requirements, the laboratory will not be responsible for the failed examination or bias.
1) Required weight for each soil sample is 10-100g. Samples less than 10g will not be examined. Samples more than 100g will be randomly selected a certain portion for the analysis, while the remaining portion can be archived for 5 years.
2) Required volume for each liquid sample is 30-200ml. Samples less than 10 ml will not be examined. Samples more than 200ml will be randomly selected a certain portion for the analysis, while the remaining portion can be archived for 5 years.
3) Samples should be sealed in non-plant material and the non-frangible containers, such as a capped plastic test tube. The laboratory will not be responsible for the leakage of samples during the shipment. Make sure to contact the laboratory before sending the samples via e-mail or telephone.
4) Materials with commercial value are not accepted – The laboratory does not undertake the analysis of manuscripts, objects of art or other valuable or priceless items.

Preparing and sending samples can be taken in two ways:
1) You can use ultrasonic cleaning method to extract the initial sample, submit Data Sheet and send the sample to the laboratory. For detailed information about sample preparations, see Preparing sample.
Required weight for the soil sample is 10-100g
Required volume for the liquid sample is 30-200ml
Samples should be sealed in non-plant material and the non-frangible containers, such as a capped plastic test tube. Please contact the laboratory before sending the samples via e-mail or telephone.
Shipping Address:
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Xizhimen Wai Street No.142, Beijing
Zip Code:100044 To: Guan Ying 010-88363081 guanying@ivpp.ac.cn
2) Laboratory personnel undertakes the work of sampling directly from the sites.

We specialize in the testing of:
The extraction and analysis of starch grains from archaeological artifacts, tooth and manure fossils;
The extraction and analysis of phytoliths from archaeological artifacts, tooth and manure fossils;
The extraction and analysis of plant tissue fragments from archaeological artifacts, tooth and manure fossils;