Research Programs

Are you interested in American Indian history and culture? Do you love the Southwest? Have you wondered what it would be like to be an archaeologist?

At the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, we offer a wide variety of programs that actively engage people of all ages—adults, high school students, teachers, and families—in real archaeological research.

Most programs include the chance for you to excavate at our current site and work in the laboratory, examining artifacts collected from recent field projects. Our research is developed in consultation with American Indians, whose insights complement the archaeological perspective and add a unique cross-cultural dimension to your experience.

So sign up for a Crow Canyon research program, where your discoveries make a real and lasting contribution to our collective and ever-expanding knowledge of the Pueblo past!

Choose from the following programs:

2010 Archaeology Research Program

Working side-by-side with professional archaeologists, you'll excavate at our current site and assist in artifact analyses that are vital to the reconstruction of ancient lifeways. Read more.

Weeks Open to Novices and Alumni:
May 30–June 5, June 6–12, June 13–19,
July 18–24, August 15–21, August 22–28

Week Open to Alumni Only:
October 3–9

Tuition per Person
Novice: Donor* $1,275; Novice Nondonor: $1,400
Senior Novice (age 55+): Donor* $1,250; Nondonor $1,375
Alumni: Donor* $1,175; Nondonor: $1,300
Super Alumni (10+ programs): $1,150
Senior Alumni (age 55+): $1,150
Super Senior Alumni (age 55+ and 10+ programs): $1,100

Archaeology Lab Program

Want to learn more about artifacts and how laboratory analysis fits into the overall research process? In Archaeology Lab Program, adults get a chance to work with some of the 75,000 artifacts that we recover during an average field season. Read more.

October 3–9, 2010
Tuition per person: Donor* $1,275; Nondonor $1,400

High School Field School

Thinking about archaeology as a career? This intensive, but fun, three-week program will give you a feel for what it takes to be an archaeologist. You can also add a prestigious educational experience to your college application! Read more.

The 2010 High School Field School ended July 17.
Check back for information on the 2011 program.

Family Archaeology Week

Make your next family vacation an archaeology adventure! This program focuses on fun, hands-on activities that introduce you and your family to archaeology and the history and culture of the ancestral Pueblo Indians. Read more.

The 2010 Family Archaeology Week has ended.
Check back for information on the 2011 program.

* Minimum $100 donation required to receive donor price.

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center's programs and admission practices are open to applicants of any race, color, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, or sexual orientation.