The Office of Contract Archeology (OCA) is a cultural resources management program established within the University of New Mexico in 1973 to aid clients in all aspects of Section 106 compliance, and incorporating this service into a strong research program.  A division of the internationally recognized Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, and affiliated with the UNM Department of Anthropology, OCA has taken a leading role in innovative, multiple-task interdisciplinary cultural resource studies throughout New Mexico and adjacent states since its inception.  OCA’s central location and historical emphasis upon large-scale projects has resulted in the firm’s development of a physical plant, management strategy, staff structure, and field, laboratory, analysis, and reporting processes geared for high-quality investigations.  A hallmark of  OCA's service history has been the development of scientifically-based management solutions for projects of all sizes.

Highlights of this history include:   Archeological surveys Archeological excavations Archeological testing and monitoring Research design development Historic building inventories HABS/HAER documentation Literature surveys and assessments Popular publications, posters, and brochures production National Register Historic Preservation nominations Ethnographic/TCP studies State and federal agency coordination NAGPRA consultations Section 106 compliance
CONTACT: Office of Contract Archeology MSCO7 4230 1717 Lomas NE 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM, 87131 telephone: (505) 277-5853 fax: (505) 277-6726 chapman@unm.edu