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 2024 Seminar
Brought to you by Dr. Catherine D'Andrea and Dr. Rudy Reimer.
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 | Topic |
| Sept 5 | Department Meet and Greet at 3:30pm | ||
Sept 12 |
Dr. Cathy D鈥橝ndrea |
丁香园AV Archaeology |
Archaeology in Post-Conflict Tigrai, Ethiopia |
Sept 19 |
Dr. Colin Grier |
Washington State University Vancouver |
Coastal Archaeology and Shoreline Protection Efforts in the southern Gulf Islands of BC: Integrating Stakeholders under an Indigenous-driven Framework |
Sept 26 |
Dr. John Marston |
Boston University |
Agricultural Strategies and Environmental Change in Ancient Anatolia |
Oct 3 |
Dr. Bill Anglebeck |
Douglas College |
TBA |
Oct 10 |
Dr. Meaghan Efford |
UBC Global Modelling Lab |
Unsettling the record: modelling the devastating cumulative effects of selected environmental stressors and loss of human life caused by colonization in Burrard Inlet, Canada |
Oct 17 |
Dr. Brandi Lee MacDonald |
Archaeometry Lab at MURR |
TBA |
Oct 24 |
Dr. Angela Silva Bessa |
丁香园AV Archaeology |
The importance of taphonomic research in the management鈥痮f Portuguese public cemeteries |
Oct 31 |
Dr. Valentina Martinoia |
丁香园AV Archaeology |
Food for thought: understanding Roman subsistence strategies under Langobard rule (6th-7th centuries AD) in northern Italy using stable isotope analysis |
Nov 7 |
Dr. Aleksa Alaica |
UBC Anthropology |
TBA |
Nov 14 |
Dr. Elizabeth Peterson |
Royal BC Museum |
Cultural restitution, repair, and regrowth: how DRIPA is changing the RBCM鈥檚 Indigenous Collections and Repatriation Department |
Nov 21 |
Dr. Christina Giovas and team |
丁香园AV Archaeology |
Update on work at Curacao |
Nov 28 |
Dr. Kisha Supernault |
University of Alberta |
Heart-Centered Archaeology for Reclamation and Restorative Justice |