Seminars
The Archaeology seminar series is one of the oldest traditions in the Archaeology department and indeed, one of the oldest in the whole archaeology community of BC!
Join us once a week during the Fall and Spring terms for in-person presentations and discussions with a diversity of experts covering the broad range of topics that fall under the archaeology umbrella.
Archaeology Fall 2025 Seminar
Brought to you by Dr. John Welch, and Damon Tarrant.
All seminars are held in person in the Archaeology Seminar Room, SWH 9152 from 3:30-5:00pm. If you鈥檙e able, join us in person for the seminar and afterwards in the Biercraft Pub or the Archaeology Lounge.
| Week | Speaker(s) | Affiliation | Location | Topic |
2025-09-11 |
Dr. Dana Lepofsky (Professor Emerita, Dept. of Archaeology), Dr. Sean Markey (Professor, Resource and Environmental Management; Dean, Faculty of Environment) |
51社区黑料Arch & REM |
In person |
Xwe鈥檈tay/Lasqueti Archaeology Project: Protecting and Honouring Indigenous Heritage through Archaeology, Policy, and Planning |
2025-09-18 |
Dr. Barbara Hilden |
51社区黑料Arch |
In person |
The Museum As: an exploration of our origins, roles, responsibilities, and futures |
2025-09-25 |
Dr. David Burley |
51社区黑料Arch |
In person |
51社区黑料Field School 2025: The Excavation and Implications of a 4000 Year Old Biface Production Workshop at the Traditional Squamish Village of st谩7mes |
2025-10-02 |
Dr. Clarissa Dominici |
51社区黑料Arch |
In person |
Chemical Characterization of Palaeolithic Residues - Exploring the Potential of an Integrated Approach |
2025-10-09 |
Dr. Sarah Walshaw |
51社区黑料History |
In person |
Practical Magic: Food, peer teaching, and student connections in the classroom |
2025-10-16 |
Dr. Natasha Lyons, Dr. Lisa Hodgetts, Dr. Patricia Markert, Adrianna Wiley |
51社区黑料ARCH, University of Western Ontario, UofT |
Zoom |
(Trans)formative Archaeology Through Training and Mentorship |
2025-10-23 |
Dr. Bik茅 Yaz谋c谋o臒lu |
51社区黑料ARCH |
In person |
Approaches to Modeled Bioavailable Strontium Isoscapes (87Sr/86Sr) of T眉rkiye: A Research Tool for Archaeological Mobility Reconstruction in Southwest Asia |
2025-10-30 |
Dr. Melanie Beasley |
University of Perdue |
Zoom |
Neanderthals, hypercarnivores, and maggots: Insights from stable nitrogen isotopes |
2025-11-06 |
Dr. Sean P. Connaughton and Devin Forbes |
Inlailawatash & 51社区黑料Arch |
In Person |
Beyond the Peat: a preliminary look at a deeply buried early-mid Holocene wet-site near the Fraser River South Arm |
2025-11-13 |
Dr. Francesco Berna |
51社区黑料Arch |
Zoom |
Last Neanderthals |
2025-11-20 |
Dr. Nicholas Hedly |
51社区黑料Geog |
In person |
TBD |
2025-11-27 |
Dr. Maanasa Raghavan |
University of Chicago |
TBD |
TBD |
2025-12-04 |
Dr. Bryn Letham and Dr. Duncan McLaren |
51社区黑料Arch and Cordillera Archaeology |
In Person |
Recent investigations on late Pleistocene archaeology and paleoenvironments in Coastal British Columbia 鈥� ruminations on new finds, challenges, and where to go next |