Archaeology Programmes |
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| Institution: University of Western Ontario | Department: Anthropology |
Location: London, Ontario
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1. Degrees in Archaeology or Bioarchaeology Offered:
BA, MA, PhD (including, at the MA level, an Applied Archaeology Stream, which supports both full and part time student enrolment ).
Funding available for eligible full time MA and PhD students.
2. Faculty (Archaeology):
Dr. Christopher Ellis
Paleo and Archaic, Hunting and Gathering Societies, analysis of stone artifacts, Peopling of the Americas. Ontario, Great Lakes, Northeast.
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Dr. Neal Ferris
Woodland and Historic, Settlement-subsistence, ceramics, colonialism, Applied Archaeology/CRM, Indigenous Archaeology. Ontario, Great Lakes, Northeast.
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Dr. Peter Timmins
Woodland - Iroquoian, applied archaeology/CRM, Indigenous Archaeology. Ontario, Great Lakes, Northeast.
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Dr. Lisa Hodgetts
Zooarchaeology, Hunter and Gatherers. Canadian Arctic, Newfoundland, Norway.
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Dr. Jean-Francoise Millaire
GIS, Settlement patterns, ritual practices, textiles, early complex societies. Peru and the Andean region.
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(Bioarchaeology):
Dr. El Molto
Biological Archaeology. Egypt, Baja Mexico.
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Dr. Andrew Nelson
Human Skeletal Biology, Paleoradiology, Hominid Evolution, Paleopathology, Archaeometry, Mummy Studies. Peru, Egypt.
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Dr. Christine White
Isotopic Anthropology, Skeletal Biology. Mesoamerica, Peru, Egypt.
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3. Facilities – In the Department:
a) Zooarchaeological lab (extensive comparative faunal remains from Ontario and Arctic)
b) Digital Media Lab (GIS, audio-video recording)
c) Geophysical facilities (GPS, dual array magnetometer, mag sus, resistivity meter, GPR)
d) Centre for Research and Teaching of Native Languages
4. Facilities - Outside the Department:
a) Museum of Ontario Archaeology/Lawson Site Late Woodland Village: Research Institution affiliated with the Department, 3 km away from campus. Dr. Robert Pearce Executive Director (Late Woodland – Iroquoian), Ontario, Great Lakes, Northeast.
b) Sustainable Archaeology Repository: At the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. Extensive holding of compiled Ontario collections and site data (research and CRM), digital imaging and object analysis facilities (3D scanning, microCT, digital X-ray, XRF, immersive environments), and First Nations collaboration program. Dr. Neal Ferris, Principal Investigator.
c) Guañape Research Centre. Base camp and research operations for long term archaeological fieldwork in the Virú Valley, Peru.
d) Laboratory for Stable Isotope Science. In the Earth Sciences Department, UWO.