Archaeological science and interpretation changes with continued research and innovation in the field. OSA educators have access to about 300,000 documents and photographs on archaeology, cultural history, and natural history, and can disseminate that research for public audiences. This research is often used for exhibits and interpretative or educational materials, or it is kept on file by organizations for future use.

Requests for information that targets specific locations, time periods, or topics will incur fees for the staff time required to locate and disseminate applicable documents and images and redact confidential information if applicable. Find general information about Iowa archaeology on our Research, Explore, Visit page.

Pamphlets, booklets, interpretive maps and guides, and interpretive panels are frequently produced by OSA, and we can assist with all levels of content planning and development. This includes content research or copy edit/review services to ensure your information is accurate, up to date, and culturally appropriate. We have experience writing for various ages and audiences, provide graphic design services, and work with many different printing companies. 

OSA's education team is overseen by a director with a graduate degree in education, and prior to working at OSA, education staff taught as K-12 classroom teachers, naturalists, and informal educators. We create K-12 activities, standards-based lessons, curricular units, and activity kits, and have contributed material to Project Archaeology, the Society for American Archaeology, the National Council for the Social Studies, and Science Friday. We can assist whether you need background research or archaeological information for developing your own lessons, an experienced educator to create materials, or content view and copy editing. Our primary goal is to ensure that archaeology lessons are as accurate as possible and do not perpetuate common misconceptions. We also conduct educator workshops focused on using archaeology for multidisciplinary learning in the classroom and outdoors.

With collegiate and professional training in formal and informal educational evaluation, OSA has the experience to plan and carry out or collaborate on components of formative and summative project and program evaluations. This includes writing evaluation plans; creating logic models; designing data collection instruments; carrying out data collection via questionnaires, surveys, observations, and interviews; analyzing data; and completing evaluation reports. OSA stays abreast of the latest research in archaeology and heritage education, contributes archaeology education research articles to national journals, and provides editorial and peer reviews for the Journal of Archaeology and Education.