Archaeological Research Laboratory

Due to current COVID-19, access to ARL Collections are not available to researchers at this time.

The Archaeological Research Laboratory (ARL) provides research space for archaeologists from UWM Department of Anthropology. The Archaeological Research Laboratory currently supports offices for ...

UWM Cultural Resource Management (UWM-CRM)
Program in Midwestern Archaeology (PIMA)
Old World Archaeology
Zooarchaeology

The ARL encompasses 10,000 square feet of space devoted to offices, artifact processing areas, special collections space, computing facilities, photographic and cartographic studios, and storage.

The ARL owns all the necessary equipment for conducting archaeological field and laboratory investigations including vehicles, transits, cameras, screens, excavation tools, scales, and microscopes. ARL special collections include topographic maps, comparative faunal and floral collections, microfilm of the original land survey records for Wisconsin and Illinois, and artifacts and records from previous research. Regularly updated copies of the archaeological site files for southeast Wisconsin and most of northern Illinois are also maintained.

Archaeological Research Laboratory
Sabin Hall, Room 275
PO Box 413
UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: (414) 229-4273
Fax: (414) 229-4219

Alexis Jordan and Shaheen Christie contribute article to ANUAC, the journal of the national association of Italian cultural anthropologists

Two archaeology PhD students, Alexis Jordan and Shaheen Christie, contributed a paper on "The Graduate Student Experience in the Neoliberal Academy", which documents their participation in advocating for the future of academic freedom and "The Wisconsin Idea". Read more →
Bettina Arnold presented two public lectures at the J. Paul Getty Museum

Professor Arnold presented two public lectures entitled "The Past on Tap: Feasts and Fermented Brews in Ancient Europe" at the J. Paul Getty Museum's Bacchus Uncorked program on July 15 and 16, 2017. Read more →
Bettina Arnold invited speaker at international conference at Weltenburg Monastery, Germany

Title: Expect the Unexpected: Implications of Recent Analyses of Mortuary Vessels for the Early Iron Age Social Configurations in Southwest Germany
Conference: What did the early Celts drink? Meaning and functions of imported Mediterranean vessels in Early Iron Age central Europe Read more →
Amy Klemmer receives Tinker Award for research in Latin America

Amy Klemmer, will use the award to study past human responses to climate change in Ecuador during the summer of 2017. Read more →

Identity and Dinner: The Interpretive Potential of Plant Macroremains

For more than 20 years the Menominee Historic Preservation Department, the College of Menominee Nation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Midwest Ethnohorticulture LLC, and others have been collaborating on a renewed series of studies about ancient Menominee garden systems. Read more →
Dr. Patricia Richards and UWM-CRM featured on Milwaukee PBS

The program summarizes the recovery of human remains associated with the unmarked, abandoned Second Ward Cemetery, also known as the Gruenhagen Cemetery or German Protestant Cemetery. The work was done as a result of the expansion associated with Guest House of Milwaukee, a non-profit shelter for homeless men. Read more →
Seth Schneider presents at the Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology

Title: Archaeology Around Lake Koshkonong
Event: Rock River Symposium at the Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology Read more →
Jennifer Haas gives Brown Bag talk to Public Service Commission

Title: Archaeology and Historic Preservation in Wisconsin
Event: Archaeology Brown Bag, Wisconsin Public Service Commission Read more →

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