Documented Skeletal Collection continued:
All skeletal remains are kept in the Osteology Repository, located directly above the Laboratory of Human Osteology. Both the laboratory and repository are secure spaces, protected by alarm systems and locks. In addition, individuals granted access to the skeletal collections are required to treat the remains with respect and handle bones with extreme care. When skeletal remains from the Documented Collection are used for teaching purposes, students are constantly under supervision by their professors or teaching assistants. Documented Collection skeletal remains may not be removed from the Anthropology
Building, and all analyses and research must be conducted in the repository or laboratory, unless special written permission is granted.

The Maxwell Museum’s Documented Skeletal Collection is available for use by any graduate student, faculty member, or visiting researcher with a valid, noninvasive research proposal. Advanced undergraduate students must forward a letter of support from their anthropology adviser in addition to the research proposal. A Research Request Inquiry can be submitted online, or you can reach us at (505) 277-3535. A research request must be made following the format described in the Research Request Format. Please allow at least two weeks for us to process your request before you come to do research. Photography of individuals in the Documented Collection is limited, and
permission will be granted on a case-by-case basis. Please indicate in your research request whether you will need to photograph the remains.