News and events

10:30-11:20 in Cornett B135 Are you curious about the Anthropology Co-op program? Are you looking for an opportunity to ask questions about other students co-op experiences or want advice on the application process? Our co-op student panel event is fast approaching and this is your chance to get the answers you need! We’ve asked anthropology co-op students to talk about their co-op job experience and we’re really excited to hear what they have to say.

The UVic Department of Anthropology and the Royal BC Museum are pleased to present; An Isolated Stop on the Road of Power: La Corona, the Snake Kings and Altar 5 - Featuring Prof. Marcello Canuto Director Middle American Research Institute Tulane University. On November 27th, 2019 Prof. Marcello Canuto will be giving a talk about his research in Guatemala including his discovery of Altar 5 from Corona, an important Mayan site. This artifact is showcased in the RBC Museum’s temporary exhibit on the Mayan civilization. Following the talk Prof. Canuto will take the audience on a tour of the gallery. Date: November 27, 2019 Time: 7pm – 10pm Location: Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC

Colloquium 1130-1250 in Cornett B107. All welcome. Topic: TBA

Colloquium 1130 - 12:50 in Cornett B107 - All welcome. John Murray, Doctoral student, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University: Middle Stone Age Heat Treatment Technology: Implications for the Origins of Modern Human Behavior

Check out the latest news in the November newsletter.