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The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology is an interdisciplinary organized research unit, bringing together more than 30 UCLA faculty members from 11 departments, and 60 Research Associates. It provides a stimulating intellectual environment for graduate students through the UCLA Interdepartmental Archaeology Graduate Program and the UCLA/Getty Master’s Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials, and for undergraduate students through the UCLA Archaeology Field Program. Additionally, the Institute houses numerous laboratories and research groups directed by faculty, research staff and Research Associates. Labs and groups are organized by research topic and focus on faculty research projects, host related activities and/or offer volunteer opportunities. Click on specific lab or group for more information:

Andean Lab

Anatolian Lab

Ceramics Research Group

Channel Islands Lab

Classical Lab

Conservation Lab

East Asian Lab

Egyptian Lab

European Lab

Human Origins Lab

Lithics Research Group


Mediterranean Lab

Mesoamerican Lab

Mesopotamian Lab

Moche Archive

Molecular & Nano
Archaeology Lab

Rock Art Archive

South Asian Lab

Southwestern Lab

Teaching Lab

Zooarchaeology Lab

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