Archaeological Research

Bruce Huckell
Senior Research Coordinator
bhuckell@unm.edu

Collections Departments
Archeology Collections

The Maxwell Museum's current field research includes the Galeana Project in Chihuahua, Mexico, the McEuen Cave investigation in Arizona, the Ilo and Galindo Projects in the coast of Peru, and the Boca Negra and Rio Rancho Folsom Site excavations near Albuquerque, New Mexico which, together with an ongoing survey of Paleoindian sites on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, comprises the core of a long-term research regional program by the Maxwell Center for Anthropological Research (MCAR)

Inquiries regarding research opportunities should be directed to:
Dr. Bruce Huckell
Interim Director
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
MSC01 1050
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

The museum has long sponsored archaeological fieldwork in the Southwest and elsewhere. Over 50 years of research in and around Chaco Canyon, much of it in collaboration with the National Park Service, represents the strongest component of this work. In addition major field programs have focused on the European Palaeolithic , the Arctic and sub-Saharan Africa. Collectively, these projects have produced one of the largest and best documented, collections-based research resources in existence.

In addition the Maxwell Museum's Office of Contract Archaeology (OCA) conducts field projects throughout New Mexico as part of its funded activities.