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The UNL Campus Archaeology Project is a collaborative initiative involving faculty, students, and alumni that focuses on analyzing and re-examining historic collections from past excavations on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. The project has studied artifacts from three campus sites excavated between 1997 and 2001: 1) a cistern near the Student Union (25LC86); 2) a former neighborhood near the Kauffman Dormitory (25LC156); and 3) household privies uncovered during the construction of the Ross Film Theater (25LC181).
The goal of this project is to fully digitize the collections and make them accessible to both researchers and the public. By placing these materials within the broader context of urban growth and industrial change in the Great Plains, the project emphasizes aspects of the past that have received limited attention. The digital archive will offer a new way to explore Lincoln’s history through its material remains, identifying patterns and connections across the collection. In doing so, it supports research, education, and public understanding of the region’s past while helping to preserve these resources for the future.
