Programs

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The Anthropology Laboratory is equipped for the student study of archaeological collections. Several comparative collections have been developed for analysis of artifactual materials from Southern California archaeological sites. A variety of computers and technical equipment is available that can be used to measure, analyze and compile data applicable to archaeological research. In addition, the laboratory possesses anthropometric and photographic equipment, and specimens for the study of comparative primate anatomy.

Students are provided the directed opportunity to experience archaeological and ethnographic fieldwork in the context of course work and extracurricular research activities. Local learning and research opportunities often are arranged through internships with local museums, research organizations and in corporate settings.

Field studies in archaeology are often offered in the spring semester, making use of sites at the CSU Desert Research Center in the Mojave Desert, Baja California, and other localities in the vicinity of the university. Students are instructed in field and laboratory research procedures.