The??program at ?focuses on the Americas and includes prehistoric and historic archaeology. The faculty members of this sub-discipline have expertise in:

  • Rocky Mountain and Plains Archaeology
  • Paleo-Indian Studies
  • Hunter-Gatherer Ecology
  • Taphonomy
  • Zooarchaeology
  • Public Archaeology
  • Andean Archaeology
  • Inca and Spanish Empires
  • Mining Communities
  • Mesoamerican Archaeology
  • Landscape Archaeology
  • Legacies of Resilience Project (LORE-LPG)

Special resources include the Center for Mountain and Plains Archaeology; the MesoAmerican lab; and the Cultural Resources section of the Center for the Ecological Study of Military Lands. The archaeology program sponsors an annual field school each summer and houses the CSU Archaeological Repository.