Department of Archaeology

9635 Education Building, 778.782.3135 Tel, 778.782.5666 Fax,

Chair

A.C. D’Andrea BSc (Tor), MSc (Lond), PhD (Tor)

Professors Emeriti

R.L. Carlson BA, MA (Wash), PhD (Ariz)
K.R. Fladmark BA (Br Col), PhD (Calg)
D.E. Nelson BSc (Sask), PhD (McM)

Professors

D.V. Burley BA, MA (New Br), PhD (S Fraser)
A.C. D’Andrea BSc (Tor), MSc (Lond), PhD (Tor)
J.C. Driver MA (Camb), PhD (Calg), Provost and Vice-President Academic
B.M.F. Galdikas BA (Br Col), MA, PhD (Calif)
B.D. Hayden BA (Colorado), MA, PhD (Tor)
G.P. Nicholas BA (Franklin Pierce), MA (Missouri), PhD (Mass)
M.F. Skinner BA (Alta), PhD (Camb)

Associate Professors

M. Collard BA (Sheff), PhD (Liv), Canada Research Chair
R.W. Jamieson BSc (Trent), MA (William and Mary), PhD (Calg)
D. Lepofsky BA (Mich), MA (Br Col), PhD (Calif)
J.R. Welch BA (Hamilton), MA, PhD (Arizona), Canada Research Chair*
D. Yang BSc (Lanzhou), MSc (Chin Acad Sc)
E.C. Yellowhorn BA, BSc (Calg), MA (S Fraser), PhD (McG)**

Assistant Professors

a.g. ross BA, MA (Wash), PhD (Calif)**PhD (McG)**
R.J. Reimer BA, MA (S Fraser)**

Senior Lecturer

R.J. Muir BA (S Fraser), MA (Trent), PhD (S Fraser)

Adjunct Professors

R.R. Adams BA (Ore), MA, PhD (S Fraser)
J. Cybulski BA, MA (NY State), PhD (Tor)
J.P. Delgado BA (San Francisco), MA (E Carolina), PhD (S Fraser)
G.M. MacDonald LLD (Calg), PhD (Yale), FRSA, FRSC, CM
R.A. Lazenby BA, MA (S Fraser), PhD (McM)
A.D. McMillan BA (Sask), MA (Br Col), PhD (S Fraser)
M.C. Wilson BA (Calg), MA (Wyoming), PhD (Calg)

Associate Members

J.J. Clague, Department of Earth Sciences
P. Nepemnaschy, Faculty of Health Sciences

Advisor

Ms. C. Papaianni, 9633A Education Building, 778.782.4687

*joint appointment with resource and environmental management

**joint appointment with First Nations studies

The department offers various programs leading to the BA degree. Students must meet requirements for the degree (described in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences section), should complete courses in some complementary disciplines, and should seek departmental advice early in their university careers.

Recommended Courses

The following courses are recommended.

SA 101 (recommended for majors and honors)
STAT 203 (prerequisite for ARCH 376 which is recommended for majors and required for honors)

Upper Division ARCH Course Groups

Upper division archaeology courses are divided into the following groups.

Group I – Core Program

ARCH 372-5 Material Culture Analysis

ARCH 373-5 Human Osteology

ARCH 376-5 Quantitative Methods in Archaeology

ARCH 471W-5 Archaeological Theory

Group II – Laboratory Courses

ARCH 335-5 Special Laboratory Topics in Archaeology

ARCH 340-5 Zooarchaeology

ARCH 348-5 Archaeological Conservation

ARCH 349-5 Management of Archaeological Collections

ARCH 377-5 Historical Archaeology

ARCH 385-5 Paleoanthropology

ARCH 390-5 Archaeobotany

ARCH 432-5 Advanced Physical Anthropology

ARCH 442-5 Forensic Anthropology

ARCH 452-5 Introduction to Paleopathology

ARCH 485-5 Lithic Technology

Group III – Regional Courses

ARCH 321-3 Archaeology of Britain

ARCH 330W-3 Prehistory of Latin America

ARCH 338-3 Archaeology of China

ARCH 360-5 Native Cultures of North America

ARCH 370-3 Western Pacific Prehistory

ARCH 378-3 Pacific Northwest North America

ARCH 379-3 Archaeology of the American Southwest

Group IV – Topical Courses

ARCH 301-3 Prehistoric and Indigenous Art

ARCH 302-3 Art of Ancient Civilizations

ARCH 311-5 Archaeological Dating

ARCH 336-3 Special Topics in Prehistoric and Indigenous Art

ARCH 344-3 Primate Behavior

ARCH 365-3 Ecological Archaeology

ARCH 383-3 Molecular Bioarchaeology

ARCH 386-3 Archaeological Resource Management

ARCH 438-5 Geoarchaeology

Special topics and/or directed studies courses may substitute for group II, III or IV courses, provided the content suggests a suitable substitution, and written department consent is obtained prior to enrolment.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students completing degree programs must fulfil writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of their program. See “Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements” on page 7 for information about University-wide requirements. For the faculty’s requirements, see “Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements” on page 88.

Major Program

Lower Division Requirements

ARCH 131-3 Human Origins

ARCH 201-3 Introduction to Archaeology

ARCH 272-3 Archaeology of the Old World

ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete at least 30 upper division archaeology units which must include

• at least three group I courses (ARCH 372, 471W, and either 373 or 376). It is strongly recommended that majors students, students interested in physical anthropology, and those contemplating graduate studies, complete all four group I courses.

• at least one group II course

• at least one group III course

• at least two group IV courses

If students complete both ARCH 373 and 376, they may use both as group I requirements, or use ARCH 373 as a group II requirement, or ARCH 376 as a group IV requirement.

Honors Program

Archaeology majors who wish honors program admission must have a minimum 3.0 CGPA and department permission. To remain in the program, students must maintain that CGPA and successfully complete 132 units with 50 of those in upper division archaeology. As well as meeting group II, III, and IV requirements for the major, honors students complete all four group I courses, ARCH 498 and 499. See “Bachelor of Arts Program” on page 88.

Minor Program

Lower Division Requirements

ARCH 131-3 Human Origins

ARCH 201-3 Introduction to Archaeology

and one of

ARCH 272-3 Archaeology of the Old World

ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World

Upper Division Requirements

At least 16 units of upper division archaeology are required including at least one course from each of groups I, II, III and IV listed above.

Extended Minor Program

This program consists of the lower division requirements for a major and the upper division requirements for an archaeology minor. Programs must be approved by the department advisor.

Languages Other Than English

Those contemplating graduate work are advised to acquire a reading knowledge of at least one language other than English.

Archaeology and Anthropology Joint Major Program

Advisors

Ms. C. Papaianni, Department of Archaeology, 9633A Education Building, 778.782.4687

Ms. K. Payne, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 5055 Academic Quadrangle, 778.782.3726

This program explores inter-relationships between anthropology and archaeology. Students should plan their program in consultation with both advisors.

Lower Division Anthropology Requirements

Students complete the following courses.

SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)

SA 201W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A)

SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)

plus one additional 200 division course chosen in anthropology and/or sociology/anthropology.

Lower Division Archaeology Requirements

Students complete the following courses.

ARCH 131-3 Human Origins

ARCH 201-3 Introduction to Archaeology

ARCH 272-3 Archaeology of the Old World

ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World

Upper Division Anthropology Requirements

At least 20 units of upper division anthropology are required including the following.

SA 301-4 Contemporary Ethnography (A)

SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)

SA 402-4 The Practice of Anthropology (A)

plus eight additional upper division units chosen from the Calendar list of anthropology (A) courses.

Highly Recommended

SA 486-4 Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Advanced Seminar (A)

Upper Division Archaeology Requirements

Students complete at least 23 upper division archeology units including one of

ARCH 301-3 Prehistoric and Indigenous Art

ARCH 386-3 Archaeological Resource Management

and all of

ARCH 360-5 Native Cultures of North America

ARCH 372-5 Material Culture Analysis

ARCH 471W-5 Archaeological Theory

plus one group II archaeology course.

ARCH 378 and 385 are strongly recommended.

Archaeology and First Nations Studies Joint Major Program

See “Archaeology and First Nations Studies Joint Major Program” on page 108 for program information.

Archaeology and Latin American Studies Joint Major Program

See “Joint Major Programs” on page 122.

Co-operative Education

This program offers work experience in archaeology and physical anthropology and entails planned terms of study and employment (term practicums) in an area of the student’s choice.

Requirements

To be admitted, a major must have been declared and the student must have at least 45 units, with a minimum CGPA of 3.0. The following courses (or equivalent as approved by the department co-op education co-ordinator) are recommended.

Students complete both

ARCH 131-3 Human Origins

ARCH 201-3 Introduction to Archaeology

and one of

ARCH 272-3 Archaeology of the Old World

ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World

and three of

ARCH 372-5 Material Culture Analysis

ARCH 373-5 Human Osteology

ARCH 376-5 Quantitative Methods in Archaeology

ARCH 377-5 Historical Archaeology

ARCH 386-3 Archaeological Resource Management

ARCH 442-5 Forensic Anthropology

Contact the co-op co-ordinator, undergraduate chair, and/or departmental assistant at least one term before the first work term to participate. See “Co-operative Education” on page 212 regarding job competition, student employer responsibilities, student fees, pay rates and evaluation. During work terms, co-op students are formally enrolled in a job practicum course and are assessed a fee.

Program continuance requires a minimum 3.0 CGPA in all courses. College transfer students must have at least 15 91泡芙 units to be eligible for co-op admission. Transfer students who participated in co-operative education programs elsewhere may be credited with the term(s) already completed pending evaluation and approval of the 91泡芙 co-op program.