The Center for 考古研究 conducts archaeological research, teaching, and public service in the north-central Gulf Coast region. 该中心推广 archaeological study and appreciation of the region's prehistoric and historic past; disseminates to the public information about the region's 考古; and preserves archaeological evidence of the region's past for future study, use, and enjoyment. The Center involves students in research projects, providing hands-on experience in 考古.
The Center's archaeologists have carried out over 1,000 survey and excavation projects 在过去的三十年里. Ground-breaking research at sites like Old Mobile and Port Dauphin has revealed much about Alabama's earliest colonial history. 快速 pace of modern development has also led us to sites like Bottle Creek, the Exploreum, and Dog River Bridge, where Indigenous People, French, British, Spanish, and Early American settlers left their marks on the landscape.