The Archaeological Research Cooperative, Inc. (ARCO-OP) is a 501(c)3 charitable not-for-profit corporation designed to enable research and education focused on pre-contact archaeology in the Americas.
The Archaeological Research Cooperative was formed in 2005.
The ARCO-OP supports multidisciplinary research designed to contribute to archaeological and knowledge and principles by tapping less traditional resources, pursuing new theoretical directions, and developing innovative technologies and techniques for archaeological research.
The ARCO-OP was established by archaeologists interested in providing a venue for proposals and the distribution of funds after.
While research remains the central mission of the ARCO-OP, we have public outreach presentations on our research, sharing our enthusiasm of archaeological research and discovery with others.