NCPTT’s Archeology and Collections program seeks to foster and develop technological innovations and applications that enhance the preservation of archeological sites, landscapes, materials, and collections.
Eons of the human past are unknown but for the record people left in the ground and across the landscape. Industrial and technological developments of the last two centuries have threatened this record to an unparalleled degree.
Even the process of doing archaeology takes its toll on the very resources from which we seek to learn about the past. Modern technological innovations have, however, given us the capability of protecting these finite materials and places in ways that once were unimaginable.

Archeology & Collection Grants
The Preservation Technology and Training (PTT) Grants program provides funding for innovative research.

Archeology & Collection Publications
Materials published by the Archeology and Collections program.

Archeology & Collection Training
A wide variety of virtual and in-person training opportunities

Archeology & Collections Research
In-house research being conducted by Archeology & Collections Program
Last updated: November 3, 2021