Welcome to the Dendro-laboratory of the Vienna Institute of Archaeological Science, University of Vienna!

Since 1993 the VIAS Dendro-laboratory has been active in the following research areas:

• Recovery and preparation of wood samples and artifacts
• Identification of wood species
• Preparation and measurement of charcoal
• Dendrochronological dating
• Underwater prospection
• Development of surveying systems for dendrochronology
• Museum-compatible preparation and presentation of wooden objects

In order to do this, a wide range of recovery and investigation facilities for wood finds of all kinds is available.

In addition to our cooperation in scientific projects, we also provide our know-how and our equipment to companies and private individuals.

The VIAS Dendro-laboratory has a wide range of recovery and investigation facilities for wood finds of all kinds.

In addition to our cooperation in scientific projects, our know-how and our equipment are of course also available to companies and individuals.

Thanks to a cooperation with the Institute for Paleontology, University of Vienna, we have the opportunity to carry out complex structural analyzes using state-of-the-art scanning electron microscopes, apart from the traditional disciplines of wood species identification and dendrochronological dating. Another focus is the collection and preparation of fossil woods and the performance of underwater prospection.

Please choose from the left menu to get more information about ongoing and completed projects, as well as our products and services.