Welcome to the Office of Contract Archeology



The Office of Contract Archeology (OCA) is the cultural resources management program established within the University of New Mexico in 1973 to aid clients in all aspects of Section 106 compliance, and the incorporation of 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
