Archaeology Programmes |
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| Institution: University of Toronto | Department: Anthropology |
Location: Toronto (St. George Campus) and Mississauga (University of Toronto at Mississauga [UTM]), Ontario
Website (St. George Campus), Website (UTM)
1. Degrees in Archaeology or Bioarchaeology Offered:
BA, Bsc, MA, MSc PhD
- Forensic Archaeology Program offered at UTM
- Funding available for eligible graduate students
2. Faculty (Archaeology):
Dr. Edward B. Banning
Archaeology, Middle Eastern prehistory, Neolithic to Early Bronze, archaeological method and theory, archaeological survey; Jordan, Levant
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Dr. Michael Chazan
Paleoarchaeology, lithic analysis, history of archaeology, Near Eastern archaeology; Near East, France, South Africa.
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Dr. Gary Coupland
Archaeology, complex hunter-gatherers; Western North America, North West Coast
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Dr. Gary W. Crawford
Archaeology, agricultural origins, paleoethnobotany, human ecology; Eastern North America, Japan, China, Korea (Mississauga campus)
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Dr. T. Max Friesen
Archaeology, zooarchaeology, hunter-gatherers, culture contact, ethnohistory; North America, Arctic
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Dr. Heather M. L. Miller
Archaeology, prehistory and history complex societies, ancient technology, material culture, social organization, regional inter-connections, agriculture; South Asia (Mississauga Campus)
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Dr. David G. Smith
Archaeology, ceramics, agricultural origins; Northeast North America (Mississauga Campus)
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Dr. Edward R. Swenson
Archaeology, complex societies, theory and method, religion and ideology; Andes, Latin America
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Dr. Alice Yao
Archaeology; China and mainland Southeast Asia; complex societies, intercultural exchange and imperialism, mortuary ritual, and material culture
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(Bioarchaeology):
Dr. Esteban J. Parra
Biological anthropology, molecular anthropology, human genetics, biomedical science; Americas (Mississauga Campus)
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Dr. Susan K. Pfeiffer
Biological anthropology, skeletal biology of past peoples; Southern Africa, North East North America
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Dr. Tracy Rogers
Forensic anthropology: sex determination, human variation in modern populations, crime scene analysis (Mississauga Campus)
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3. Facilities – In the Department:
a) Archaeology Centre
4. Field Schools:
a) Forensic field school
b) Introduction to Archaeological Field & Laboratory Methods
