The laboratory and reading room maintains a strong collection of material on Native American linguistics. Students can use the laboratory and reading materials for research. The Ethnology and Ethnohistory Laboratory contains an array of archival, oral history, and classic reprints of regional Native American materials. Students can use the materials for study and research. The Archaeology Laboratory houses research material and equipment for the analysis of archaeological materials.
Students have the opportunity to use the laboratory and equipment to gain hands-on experience.
The Department of Anthropology publishes two series in anthropology. The University of Montana Anthropology Papers publishes articles in ethnohistory, archaeology, ethnography and physical anthropology. Outstanding student research is often solicited by faculty for publication. The series dates to 1950 and are available as a research source. Contributions to Anthropology are longer, more comprehensive works by students, faculty and other scholars.