Staffing has increased from one half-time position in 1960, to ten positions in 1992. The Program operates with a year-round staff of twenty, and a seasonal staff of between thirty to fifty archaeologists. During its thirty-six year history, over 1,100 student and professional archeologists have participated in the completion of nearly 4,000 field projects. The Program continues to train students, interns, and volunteers in archeological field methods and techniques, laboratory methods and techniques, and in the curation of archaeological colletions. The Program hires an equal number of professionals and students each field season.
Many research questions remain to be asked to understand Wisconsin's rich cultural history.
Archaeology provides critical pieces to the puzzle of human history, through its ability to study peoples who did not write their story down. The Program continues to support, advance, and encourage archeological research in Wisconsin.