Jonathan Driver

Emeritus
Archaeology

Education

  • MA (Cambridge)
  • PhD (University of Calgary)

Biography

Jon Driver has been a faculty member in Archaeology since 1982. He has served as Chair of Archaeology (1993-1996), Dean of Graduate Studies (2000-2008) and Vice-President Academic and Provost (2008-2016 and 2019-2020). 

General Research Interests

He has undertaken archaeological fieldwork and laboratory analysis in England, the American Southwest and western Canada. His research deals generally with human subsistence and human/environment relationships, topics that he approaches through zooarchaeological methods.

Research Programs

He is currently working on a SSHRC-funded project on the environmental and cultural history of the Peace River region in BC and Alberta, with emphasis on the site of Tse’K’wa (also known as Charlie Lake Cave) http://summit.sfu.ca/item/15869 . Although he is no longer actively working in the American Southwest, he is still preparing a few final papers on previous research. He will not be accepting new graduate students.