News and events

Please walk over to the library and check out the survivor-led repatriation project in the lobby – done in collaboration with our department (specifically Dr. Andrea Walsh).

Congratulations to Jacob Salmen-Hartley, our MA alumnus, who led a paper about Indigenous halibut fishing technology (which also influenced the cover art of the journal).

Our department was profiled as a success for priority #4 – Partnering for a Shared Future - in UVic's new Strategic Plan.

Dr. Nowell quoted in Live Science article on cave art.

Dr. Nowell receives 2023 European Archaeological Association book prize.

New article by Dr. Kurki titled "Beyond sex, gender, and other dilemmas: Human pelvic morphology from an integrative context"

Congratulations to Dr. Alison Murray and our PhD candidate Marla MacKinnon on this article "Anterior diaphyseal curvature of the femur and tibia has biomechanical consequences during unloaded uphill locomotion" recently published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

A UVic-led archeological dig in Cardova Bay reveals signs of the ȾEL¸IȽĆE village dating more than 1,000 years ago.

New article by Dr. Kurki and PhD candidate Marla MacKinnon

New article by PhD student/alumni/faculty

Dr. McKechnie's and alumna's research

Dr. Stahl - Learning From Our Past - lifeways in Ghana

Dr. Nowell quoted in The New York Times

Ph.D. candidate Luke Kernan and his book project.

UVic students explore ancient life on barely documented Indigenous land

Congratulations to Dr. Iain McKechnie on being one of the contributing authors on a new paper which explores the human niche through categorizing uses of vertebrates on a global scale.

Dr. Nowell quoted in articles on Neandertal engravings

New article by Dr. Alex Boudreault-Fournier

Dr. Daromir Rudnyckyj's book and an interview on the topic of the “best books for illustrating how anthropology helps us understand the economy” featured on Shepherd See article here: https://shepherd.com/best-books/how-anthropology-helps-us-understand-the-economy

Congratulations to Dr. Erin McGuire - one of the recipients of the 2023 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards: https://bctlc.ca/announcing-the-recipients-of-the-2023-west-coast-teaching-excellence-awards/

Paper co-authored by hiininaasim Tommy Happynook, an Indigenous scholar, ḥawił (hereditary leader) from Huu-ay-aht First Nations, and our assistant professor on how indigennous principles can improve biodiversity science and management.

Congratulation to our faculty hiininaasim Tommy Happynook and Iain McKechnie and our PhD student Dylan Hillis on co-authoring a paper on "Disrupting and diversifying the values, voices and governance principles that shape biodiversity science and management".

Congratulations to Dr. April Nowell, whose book "Up in the Ice Age: Archaeological and Fossil Evidence for the Lived Lives of Plio-Pleistocene Children" has been shortlisted for the European Archaeological Association book prize.

Congratulations to Dr. Daromir Rudnyckyj and his team of volunteers for putting on a successful 2023 Biennial conference of the Society for the Anthropology of Religion.

Our PhD student Mavis Underwood and Dr. Brian Thom were interviewed on CBC Radio this morning about the significance of the upcoming UVic - Tsawout 2023 archaeology field school.

New story on our upcoming fieldschool.

Port Alberni Valley Museum exhibit: GEORGE CLUTESI: ḥašaḥʔap / ʔaapḥii / ʕac̓ik / ḥaaʔaksuqƛ / ʔiiḥmisʔap A stunning and powerful new exhibit exploring the legacy of George Clutesi through his art, scholarly work & human rights activism.

Congratulations to Dr. Nowell on receiving the Distinguished Lansdowne Fellow award.

Dr. Brian Thom was interviewed by Vancouver Sun on the issue of birth certificates with traditional names.

Our MA student Shane Doddridge received the "The Best Masters Paper Award 2023" at the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Geographers.

First Nation and UVic researchers to uncover ancient Indigenous village in Cordova Bay

Congratulations to Dr. April Nowell on the interview with NPR

Congratulations to Dr. April Nowell on an essay she wrote for Aeon.

Congratulations to Dr. Ann Stahl on her new book "Why it matters: Archaeology"

The SAR (Society for the Anthropology of Religion) Biennial Conference will be hosted by UVic’s Department of Anthropology May 12-14, 2023

Dr. April Nowell commented on a story in the journal Science on her support for a new study from Germany on the complexity of hunting strategies and social organization among Neandertals.

Dr. April Nowell provided some expert perspective on this cave art study for Science News article.

Live Science interview with Dr. April Nowell.

Dr. Helen Kurki joined CBC's national science program "Quirks & Quarks" to discuss mammalian gestation periods.