The Bioarchaeology Laboratory was established as the Department of Archaeology’s educational and scientific unit in 2008. Bioarchaeology combines research on organic materials from archaeological sites, namely the scientific disciplines of physical anthropology, archaeozoology, and archaeobotany. The laboratory was established to improve the teaching process in bioarchaeology, through the interaction of teaching and research work. Teachers and researchers of the Laboratory, as well as master’s and doctoral students, perform macroscopic and microscopic analyses of human, animal, and plant remains, while DNA, isotopic, proteomic, radiometric, and other analyses of organic material are carried out in cooperation with various institutions. The laboratory has two collections, the Paleoanthropological and Comparative Archaeozoological Collections.

The Laboratory for Bioarchaeology is currently implementing two projects of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia and two projects funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia. A total of 17 researchers in teaching, scientific, and research positions conduct their research within the Laboratory. Advanced training in the field of bioarchaeology within the framework of master’s and doctoral academic studies is attended by 3 master’s students and 14 doctoral candidates.

The Director of the Laboratory for Bioarchaeology is Prof. Dr. Marko Porčić.