State of the art computers and field and laboratory equipment for data collection, analysis, graphics production, and report presentation. Programs include a variety of word processing, graphics, statistical and web production.
All staff have e-mail, and access to the Internet.
In-house experts in specialized studies such as archaeobotany, archaeozoology, geomorphology and sediment analysis. This means prompt and efficient work, and better project management and integration. MVAC also maintains an extensive type collection of artifacts, faunal, floral, and lithic specimens for carrying out studies of past environments, subsistence data, and exchange patterns. 8000 square foot laboratory and curation facility provide resources for processing and analysis of artifacts, preservation and long-term curation for its extensive collection of archaeological and historic Midwestern artifacts. MVAC serves as a regional repository for artifacts and records, and provides curation facilities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other private and state agencies.