The mission of the Archaeological Research Facility is to support archaeological field and laboratory
research undertaken by UC Berkeley archaeologists and related specialists. Currently, 36 UC Berkeley
faculty members from 10 departments and Organized Research Units are active participants in the ARF.
ARF operates some laboratory facilities, and offers equipment and funding support to campus
archaeologists (including AHMA graduate students, who are urged to apply for the ARF’s Stahl Grants for
fieldwork and dissertation support). ARF also oversees over $1,000,000 in endowments; sponsors a lecture
series that attracts scholars of international repute; and operates an undergraduate teaching laboratory in
cooperation with the Department of Anthropology as well as an educational outreach program.