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Laure Spake receives Dean’s Convocation Medal
As one of SFU's most outstanding graduate students from the Faculty of Environment, Dr. Laure Spake is recognized with the Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal. learn more →
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Kamloops IRS statement
Joint statement on the missing children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School learn more →
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Biruté Galdikas receives Chris Dagg Award
Birute Galdikas, the world’s foremost authority on orangutans, is being recognized with SFU’s Chris Dagg Award for Impact in International Sustainable Development. The famed anthropologist is also marking 50 years in the field— learn more →
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2021 QS rankings
The SFU Department of Archaeology moved into 1st place among Canadian Universities in the QS International rankings. learn more →
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Meet our Transfer Students
Post-secondary doesn't have to be a straight path. Two students journey to SFU Archaeology. learn more →
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Destruction of Cultural Heritage in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
Dr. Catherine D'Andrea quoted in Guardian article on the destruction of cultural heritage in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. learn more →
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2020 American Anthropological Association Willey Prize - Congratulations to Dana Lepofsky!
Read more about Dana's work ... learn more →
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Welcome to the Department of Archaeology
Founded in 1971, the Department of Archaeology has concentrated expertise in three areas – Archaeological and Environmental science, First Nations Heritage and Resource Management, and Biological Anthropology, including Forensic sciences. We offer undergraduate BA honours, major, minor and joint major programs, undergraduate Certificates in Cultural Resource Management and Biological Anthropology, MA and PhD degrees, as well as a Professional MA in Heritage Resource Management. Housed within the Department are the SFU Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, SFU Archaeology Press, the Human Evolutionary Studies Program and the Centre for Forensic Research (with Criminology). The Department has specialized laboratories dedicated to zooarchaeology, paleobotany, stable isotopes, geoarchaeology, geochemistry, human osteology and ancient and forensic DNA.
