We’re proud to announce that Sarah has received the Faculty of Environment TA Teaching Award, an honour echoed perfectly by the words of those who work and learn alongside her. Sarah’s teaching is grounded in patience, clarity, and genuine compassion.

Members of the Simon Fraser University Ancient DNA Lab traveled to Canmore, Alberta, to share their research at the 2026 Canadian Archaeology Association (CAA) Annual Meeting. Graduate students Willem, Genevieve, and Yuxin hosted and presented at the session

SFU Archaeology students Jo, Kayla, and Chelsea spent their last lab day at Golemo Gradiste preparing our three charcoal samples to be sent off for C14 dating. These samples were taken from several different burned roof beams that had collapsed in their trench.

Last Friday, the SFU team at Golemo Gradište received a visit from Dr. Dave Burley. He joined Dr. Sabrina Higgins, our current undergraduate students Kayla Blake, Jo Hughes, and Chelsea Noble, SFU Archaeology PhD candidate Goran Sanev (and co-director of the project),

SFU student Kayla Blake excavated a collapsed brick and mortar arch last week at the site of Golemo Gradište in North Macedonia, where she is volunteering with Dr. Sabrina Higgins. @sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfuhellenic.bsky.social

Congratulations to MA student Mckenzie Strath who won the Graduate Poster Prize at the 2026 CAA Annual Conference. Mckenzie won for her poster “Neanderthal Fire-Making at Oscurusciuto Rock Shelter: Micromorphological Evidence from SU 13.”

The 2026 field season at Golemo Gradište in North Macedonia is underway. This year SFU archaeology students Jo Hughes, Chelsea Noble, and Kayla Blake have joined Dr. Sabrina Higgins as volunteers on the project, where they are excavating part of a late antique church.

Dr. Casey L. Kirkpatrick, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology, contributed to a study recently published in Nature Communications that revealed 116 signatures of 29 ancient (opportunistic) pathogens from primarily domesticated animals mostly from Bronze Age Eurasian sites.

The Orangutan Foundation will be livestreaming a memorial for Biruté Galdikas this evening. Please see details below. "We will be live-streaming the funeral service and traditional Dayak last rites ceremonies for Dr. Biruté Galdikas from Borneo. April 14 at 8:00 PM (Pacific Time) 1/3

Shoutout to our students who presented at the 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium. They rose to the occasion and held their own in a conference-style setting. We’re proud of you and excited to see what’s next in your research journeys!

Over the Spring break, SFU Professors Dr. Cara Tremain, Dr. Sabrina Higgins and volunteers welcomed almost 1,000 people to an archaeology pop-up at Burnaby Village museum. Visitors learned about archaeology through hands-on, interactive, activities including mini excavations.

Thank you to the team at Inlailawatash Limited Partnership (ILP) for hosting an incredible lithics lab night! We’re so grateful for your time, expertise, and commitment to supporting the next generation of archaeologists! Image Credit: Sean P. Connaughton

🎥 Documentary Screening: Ode to What Remains of Us by Sofia Esperto, documenting SFU Professor Hugo Cardoso’s research project. 📅 April 30 | 🕐 1:00 PM | 📍ASB 10900, SFU's Big Data Hub 🎟 Free — registration required. buff.ly/9wUsIvo 🎬 Check trailer & additional information from the link.

The Department of Archaeology at Simon Fraser University mourns the passing of Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, a cherished colleague, professor, and one of the world’s foremost authorities on primate behaviour. Read our full statement. buff.ly/RSCD4HQ

A new publication in the Journal of Archaeology & Education features a collaboration by Dr. Tremain and Ph.D. candidate Hannah Herrick! See the link below to read about the materials they co-created for an elementary school in Belize: buff.ly/TCxHQGj #schooloutreach #Belize #community

Memorial for Dr. Roy L. Carlson Join us to celebrate the life and legacy of Roy with stories, memories, and good company. Sunday, April 26, 2026, 1:00 PM at Simon Fraser University(Burnaby), SWH 10081 Please check details & register from the link below. buff.ly/nKhD3vC

Learn more about Archaeology at the Burnaby Village Museum this Spring Break with SFU Professors Dr. Cara Tremain and Dr. Sabrina Higgins! March 18, 20, 25, 27 from 11am to 3:30pm. Please see the link for details. buff.ly/WnkLrzS @sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfuhellenic.bsky.social

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.

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

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 Register: buff.ly/XYUWMcb

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 Zoom link found here: buff.ly/2OX7YSg

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: buff.ly/j0GrVDl

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”

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! www.instagram.com/sfuenv/reel/...

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.

SOLD OUT! The 2025 BC Archaeology Forum is officially sold out! BC Archaeology Forum Co-hosted by SFU Archaeology & BCAPA

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. buff.ly/9FM4fX6

Hi and here is the information for this weeks SFU Archaeology Graduate Student Seminar Series.

"Centuries-old artifacts discovered for sale in a BC thrift store for just $30" — a shocking reminder that objects of historical significance often hide in plain sight. This Fall 2026, ARCH 332: Special Topics in Archaeology gives you the chance to turn that kind of surprise into rigorous research.

Rare ‘medieval’ artifacts found in B.C. thrift store donated to SFU for study. www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

The BC Archaeology Forum is returning this fall! SFU Archaeology, in partnership with the British Columbia Association of Professional Archaeologists, is pleased to announce the 2025 BC Archaeology Forum on Saturday, October 18. Details and registration info here: buff.ly/cBFlWPA

Have you done any archaeology-themed art or crafts this summer?? Were you lucky enough to be out working in the field, in beautiful or absolutely miserable weather???? Calling all #SFUarchaeology students, staff, and faculty! Submissions due September 17, 2025 buff.ly/9BWeAOm

Only 10% of First Nations in B.C. have been able to significantly repatriate items that settlers stole decades, even centuries ago, notes a new report.

Brian Thom on CBC's On The Island discussing the significance of the new BC Supreme Court decision on Cowichan title at the old Tl'uqtinus village site on the Fraser River. @b-thom.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Brian Thom on CBC speaking on how Supreme Court needs to determine relationship between Aboriginal title and private owners. Supreme Court needs to determine relationship between Aboriginal title and private owners, @b-thom.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Brian Thom speaks with Vancouver Sun on Cowichan/Hul’qumi’num seasonal village known as Tl’uqtinus on the Fraser River vancouversun.com/news/cowicha... @b-thom.bsky.social

My department at Tulane has a TT position for a bioanth ("specializing in the analysis of human skeletal remains"). Apps due by Oct 15. apply.interfolio.com/171196

Sameer Farooq is creating a new piece for the inaugural exhibit at the SFU Gibson Art Museum, partnering with the SFU Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. The piece explores how we organize, and create meaning from the belongings we care for. Check out Sameer’s work: www.sameerfarooq.com

Thrilled to see the new Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, and its forthcoming and ongoing collaborations with our own Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, featured in the Art Newspaper: