Research Divisions

Bruce Huckell
Senior Research Coordinator
bhuckell@unm.edu

Collections Departments

 

The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology sponsors and generates research in all areas of archaeology, ethnology and biological anthropology, the latter emphasizing human osteology and forensic anthropology.

Research Documents
Conducting Research (PDF)
Conducting Research(MSdoc)

Research Request (PDF)
Research Request (MSdoc)

Policy for Research (PDF)
Policy for Research (MSdoc)

Policy on Research Photos (PDF)
Policy on Research Photos(MSdoc)

For information on Maxwell Museum of Anthropology research programs, opportunities and research affiliation see the Maxwell Center for Anthropological Research (MCAR) or write to:

Dr. Bruce Huckell
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
MSC01 1050
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

RESEARCH PROGRAMS OF THE MAXWELL MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
The research activities of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology fall into two general areas. First, the museum's extensive holdings contain worldwide collections of material culture together with their accompanying documentary records. These materials represent all fields of anthropology and constitute a major database for research at the museum. Scholars in all areas of anthropology utilize this rich resource in their studies. Second, the many decades of outside research supported by the museum in all parts of the world direct that active sponsorship of anthropological field research be a central component of its mission.

Consequently, it both serves as sponsor for the individual field projects of qualified scholars and actively identifies and pursues its research programs through the work of its own research personnel and affiliated scholars. The primary vehicle for research is the recently established Maxwell Center for Anthropological Research (MCAR). This Center coordinates and generally monitors activities generated by the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology research divisions and serves as the institutional base for affiliated Research Associates.

The Center also facilitates institutional partnerships between University of New Mexico research organizations and those affiliated with other institutions and agencies, using such joint programs to support the work of professional anthropologists and students.