Anthropology

Center for Public Archaeology

Since opening in 2008, the Center for Public Archaeology (CfPA) at Hofstra University has actively collaborated with local organizations to design and execute archaeological projects on Long Island. Our research identifies sites once occupied by some of Long Island’s most historically marginalized groups, including free and enslaved African Americans, Native Americans, and the working class, to name a few. The objects and materials we recover from these sites provide an intimate look into the everyday lives these populations and others in ways that historical documents simply cannot, and therefore shed much-needed light onto their contributions to Long Island’s historical development.

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CfPA Laboratory

The CfPA Laboratory is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday during the fall (September-December) and spring (February-May) semesters.

Our Office

208 Davison Hall
Hofstra’s South Campus, adjacent to Hofstra Hall and the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library.

Phone: 516-463-4249