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Funding

Infrastructure Funding

Our research is made possible through key infrastructure grants that support laboratory development, advanced methodologies, and technological innovation:

  • Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Leader’s Opportunity Fund – Facilitating state-of-the-art archaeological analysis
  • Ontario Research Fund (Ministry of Research and Innovation) – Supporting groundbreaking research initiatives
  • Principal Investigator: Tristan Carter

Project Awards & Research Grants

We are proud to receive funding from leading academic institutions and research councils, supporting projects that advance archaeological science and material analysis:

Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council - Standard Research Grant (3 years)

Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council

  • Project Title: From Neolithisation to State Formation: Reconstructing Interaction Networks & the Dynamics of Socio-Economic Change through Obsidian Sourcing in the Aegean & Anatolia (10th-2nd millennia BCE)
  • Lead Researcher: Tristan Carter
  • Focus: Investigating how obsidian exchange networks evolved over millennia, shaping early social and political structures in the Aegean and Anatolia.

Undergraduate Student Research Award - McMaster University

  • Project Title: The Politics of Consumption: Obsidian Sourcing and Social Differentiation at the Maya Center of Minanha, Belize
  • Lead Researcher: Sarah Grant
  • Focus: Exploring the role of exotic materials in social stratification and elite consumption within ancient Maya communities.

Investing In Archaeological Science

Through generous funding and research support, MAX Lab continues to advance the study of obsidian sourcing, exchange networks, and material culture. These contributions enable innovative methodologies and collaborative opportunities that enhance our understanding of ancient societies.