Abomey Plateau Archaeological Project
The APAP (2000-2010) adopted a regional perspective to examine the political origins, expansion, and consolidation of the Kingdom of Dahomey from the 17th – 19th Centuries.
Cana Archaeological Survey
The CAS (2007-2013) employed systematic regional survey to examine settlement patterns and urbanism at Cana, a precolonial town in the Kingdom of Dahomey.
Milot Archaeological Project
The MAP (2015-Present) examines architectural history, consumer choice, and domestic practices at the Palace of Sans-Souci, royal residence of Henry Christophe, first and last king of the Kingdom of Hayti.
Saclo Village Archaeology
SVA (2020-Present) explores the longue durée history of village life and settlement at Saclo, a site occupied for the last two millenia in the hinterlands of multiple urban centers.
UC-HBCU Graduate Pathways Internship in African Diaspora Archaeology
The UC-HBCU Graduate Pathways Internship in African Diaspora Archaeology (2018-Present) is a five-week summer training internship program designed to introduce undergraduate students enrolled at accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to the methods and results of archaeological research on African Diaspora sites. Since 2018, interns from multiple HBCUs have participated in archaeological excavations at three sites of key importance to the African Diaspora: 1) Sans-Souci, the royal palace of Henry Christophe located in Milot, Haiti, 2) Estate Little Princess, a former Danish plantation in St. Croix, USVI, and 3) Saclo, Bénin, a rural village that emerged the outskirts of Abomey, capital of the precolonial West African Kingdom of Dahomey. This program is a collaboration with Justin Dunnavant, Anthropology, at UCLA.
J. Cameron Monroe 