{"id":242,"date":"2023-02-01T11:55:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T19:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wsrp\/?page_id=242"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T00:45:44","slug":"usc-archaeology-research-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wsrp\/usc-archaeology-research-center\/","title":{"rendered":"USC Archaeology Research Center"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text align-center\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          &#8220;Get Your Hands on the Past&#8221;\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>At USC\u2019s ARC Lab, you don\u2019t just study artifacts\u2014you work with them. <\/p>\n<p>From elemental analysis to virtual worlds\u2014use pXRF and VR to uncover and recreate the past. 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