Research Labs
Anthropological Genetics
Director/s:
Dr. Keith Hunley
Location:
Anthropology 164
Research projects span two million years of our evolutionary history, from the origin of the genus Homo in the Pleistocene to the formation of ethnic groups in New Mexico over the past 400 years. The common thread across our diverse research projects is an interest in the persistence of geneti...read more
Bridge Lab: Connecting Human Biology and Bioarchaeology
Director/s:
Heather Edgar
Location:
Anthropology Patio 210
Heather J.H. Edgar, PhD, D-ABFA, leads the Bridge Lab, located in Anthropology Patio 210. Research topics focus on the structure of human phenotypic variation, interactions between human culture, history, and biology, and health and wealth disparities now and in the past. Research projects in the l...read more
Chaco Canyon Archaeological Research Lab
Director/s:
Dr. Chip Wills
Location:
Anthropology 143
The UNM Department of Anthropology has been conducting field schools and research at Chaco Canyon National Historical Monument since 1929. The history of Southwestern archaeology, Chaco Canyon, and the University of New Mexico are deeply intertwined, largely through Edgar Lee Hewett, the firs...read more
Comparative Human and Primate Physiology Center
Director/s:
Dr. Melissa Emery Thompson
Dr. Martin Muller
Location:
Anthropology Patio 210
The Hominoid Reproductive Ecology Laboratory was established in 2008 with co-directors Drs. Martin Muller and Melissa Emery Thompson. Renamed the Comparative Human and Primate Physiology Center (CHIMP), the laboratory focuses on analysis of biomarkers of stress, reproductive function, and hea...read more
Environmental Archaeology
Director/s:
Dr. Keith Prufer
Location:
Anthropology 142
The Environmental Archaeology Laboratory at the University of New Mexico is in the Anthropology Building, Room 144 while our CSI Radiocarbon lab is located in Cassetter Hall Rm. 155. The lab is set up for basic chemistry and includes both dry- and wet-lab areas. Standard laboratory equ...read more
Genetics Computation Lab
Director/s:
Dr. Jeff Long
Location:
Anthropology 145
We are a computational lab that studies human genetics and genomics. Research in the lab addresses problems in evolution and diversity through population genetic models, computer simulations, development of statistical methods, and analysis of data derived from DNA sequences. Long-term inter...read more
Human Family and Evolutionary Demography Lab
Director/s:
Dr. Siobhán Mattison
Location:
Anthropology 164
The Human Family and Evolutionary Demography (H-Fed) Laboratory specializes in research that explores the interrelationships between kinship and family structure, socio-ecological context, health, and demography. The lab houses equipment for non-invasive assessments of health, including basic anthr...read more
Human Physical Activity Lab
Director/s:
Dr. Ian Wallace
Location:
Anthropology 159
Research in our lab primarily tackles two big questions: How did humans evolve to use their bodies to move? And what are the costs and benefits of modern physical activity patterns for human health? To address these questions, we study living humans both in the field and lab, focusing on measures o...read more
Laboratory of Ceramic Analysis
Director/s:
Dr. Patricia Crown
Location:
Annex B07
The Laboratory for Ceramics Analysis provides space and resources for undergraduate and graduate student, as well as faculty, research. The wet lab has equipment for conducting experimental research with geological clays, including a drying oven, two small oxidizing furnaces, rock saws, and ...read more
Paleoecology Lab
Director/s:
Dr. Sherry Nelson
Location:
Anthropology B76
The Paleoecology laboratory is equipped to prepare fossil, animal, and plant materials for isotopic analyses. We also have a stereomicroscope with a dedicated camera for projects including dental microwear analyses and fine scale geometric morphometrics. The laboratory hosts a diversity of un...read more
Zooarchaeology Lab
Director/s:
Dr. Emily Lena Jones
Location:
Annex B09
The UNM Zooarchaeology Laboratory supports the analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. Our osteological collection contains comparative mammalian and avian specimens of taxa common in New Mexico (both domestic and wild) and the greater southwest, as well as a less-representative selec...read more
