We mourn the loss of our founder and colleague, and we extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and the many students whose lives he touched. He will be greatly missed.
An announcement regarding Dr. Carlson's memorial service is forthcoming.
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It is with profound sadness that the Department of Archaeology at Simon Fraser University announces the passing of Dr. Roy L. Carlson, a foundational figure in our institution and a giant in Pacific Northwest archaeology.
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Please join us, Thu Feb 5, 2026 from 3:30- 4:30 PM PST on Zoom for this week’s seminar:
Dr. Parker VanValkenburgh (Brown University) on “South American Archaeology, at Scale?: Conducting Macro-Regional Survey with GeoPACHA-AI (the Geospatial Platform for Andean Culture, History and Archaeology)”
Please join us, Thursday January 29, 2026 from 3:30- 4:30 PM PST on Zoom or at our IN PERSON watch party for this week’s archaeology seminar:
Dr. Amanda Logan (Northwestern University) on “An Archaeology of Food Security in West Africa”
The talk will be on zoom, sign up here: buff.ly/NEfu0yk
This webinar is jointly sponsored by the Simon Fraser University Departments of Archaeology, English, History, and Indigenous Studies.
Dr. Sean Carleton is a settler historian and associate professor in the Departments of History and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Sean Carleton for an online presentation and discussion about the rise of residential school denialism in Canada:
Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism
Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 11:30 am PST
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The talk will be on zoom, sign up at the linktree link in our bio, or join us in person in our seminar room (SWH 9152) for a watch party.
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Please join us, Thursday January 22, 2026 from 3:30- 4:30 PM PST on Zoom or at our IN PERSON watch party for this week’s archaeology seminar:
Dr. Jennifer Ramsay (SUNY-Brockport) on “The Impact of Roman Military Presence on the Arid Landscapes of Southern Jordan and Israel”
Interested in our Summer 2026 BC North Coast Field School? Join Field Director, Dr. Bryn Letham, for information sessions to find out more!
⛏️ January 28, 10:30am - 11:30am | SWH 9084 and online
⛏️ January 29, 12:30pm - 1:30pm | SWH 9084 and online
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Please join us on Thursday, January 15, from 3:30- 5:00 PM (PDT) for an IN PERSON seminar in SWH 9152: Dr. Eldon Yellowhorn (SFU Indigenous Studies) on “Unravelling the Mystery of the Star Husband Myth".
The talk will also be on Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting:
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Please join us Thu Dec 4, 3:30- 4:30 PM PST in person (SWH 9152 for this week’s seminar:
Dr. Bryn Letham and Dr. Duncan McLaren
“Recent investigations on late Pleistocene archaeology and paleoenvironments in Coastal British Columbia – ruminations on new finds, challenges, and where to go next”
Learning Archaeology: A Problem-Based Approach
Edited By A. Katherine Patton, Danielle A. Macdonald, Michael Chazan
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SFU Archaeology researchers Dr. Catherine D'Andrea, Dr. Laurie Nixon-Darcus, and Dr. Elizabeth Peterson have a chapter in a newly published textbook about the emergence of complex societies and the development of early states in the Horn of Africa.
Dr. Cara Tremain is offering a new course next semester here at SFU Archaeology, click on the link to find out more!
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Here is the information for this week's SFU Archaeology Gradyate Seminar Series.
Here is the information for this weejs SFU Archaeology Graduate Seminar Series on Thursday November 6th.
Here is this week's information for the SFU Archaeology Graduate Student Seminar Series.
This semesters list of pressenters can be viewed here, www.sfu.ca/archaeology/...
This week's (Oct 23rd) information for the SFU Archaeology Graduate Seminar Series presentation.
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SOLD OUT!
The 2025 BC Archaeology Forum is officially sold out!
BC Archaeology Forum
Co-hosted by SFU Archaeology & BCAPA
Note that if you would like to take the course, and are not currently an SFU student, you must apply to SFU by January 31, 2026.
Dana Lepofsky (@sfu.ca, @sfuarchaeology.bsky.social) co-led the Xwe’etay/Lasqueti Archaeology Project (XLAP) for 30 years, which challenged the idea that First Nations never lived permanently on Xwe’etay Island. Learn more about "the island in the middle of everywhere." #NDTR
George Nicholas, Emeritus Distinguished Professor, recently returned from Hokkaido, northern Japan, where he was the invited commentator at the 4th International Indigenous Peoples Forum. This was held in the Ainu village of Nibutani, where he has been working the past 15 years.
Information for this week's upcoming SFU Archaeology Department's Graduate Seminar Series. Please note that this seminar is online only via Zoom.
Here is the information for this week's SFU Department of Archaeology's Graduate Student Seminar Series for October 9th at 3:30pm. Saywell 9152.
"The Department of Archaeology at Simon Fraser University joins the global community in mourning the loss of Dr. Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, conservationist, and humanitarian, who passed away October 1, 2025.
Department of Archaeology
Simon Fraser University
October 1, 2025"
Link to some of the great work by SFSU Archaeology's Dr. Cthy D'Andrea.
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Hi and here is the information for this weeks SFU Archaeology Graduate Student Seminar Series.
