The Archaeological Research Center (ARC) is one component of the broader Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Studies at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS). Under guidance from its director, Dr. Mark Basgall, the principal focus of the ARC is to facilitate faculty and student research via funding obtained from contracts and grants. The center brings together considerable individual and team expertise in the management of cultural resources throughout California and the western Great Basin. Professional expertise is offered in prehistoric archaeology generally, with specialization in zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, human osteology, and flaked and ground stone analysis.
The ARC has facilities and equipment to support a full range of field and laboratory investigations. Office space is located in Foley Hall equivalent to about 2,000 sq. ft. Laboratory facilities at the ARC are equipped to conduct a host of analytical jobs, including lithic, faunal, soil flotation and macrobotanical analyses.
