Department of Anthropology | University of Waterloo

The archaeological facilities of the department include teaching and research labs for Arctic, Great Lakes, and Historic archaeology. Limited collections for each of these research areas are held in the department and can be used in student research.

Field equipment sufficient for small scale excavation is available. The department has good holdings of 35 mm slides covering the prehistory of several world areas, along with a small collection of artifact reproductions from spanning human prehistory.

Courses offered in Archaeological Anthropology include:

ANTH 101 Human and Cultural Evolution
ANTH 201 Principles of Archaeology
ANTH 320 Studies in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology
ANTH 321 Archaeology of Complex Cultures
ANTH 322 The Archaeology of the Great Lakes Area
ANTH 440 Archaeological Analysis and Interpretation

Recommended courses outside the department for students with a particular interest in archaeology (in general, courses for which there are prerequisites are not included here): A unit in statistics, ACC 122; ARTS 198 or CS 100; EARTH 121, 122; ENGL 210C or SCI 209; ENV S 195, 201; GEOG 101, 102, 160, 201; PHIL 145, 258

Some complementary courses are also offered at Wilfrid Laurier University through its department of Archaeology and Classical Studies. Courses that can be taken at WLU can be checked out at the following sites:

Not all WLU Archaeology (AR) courses will be accepted for Anthropology credit at the University of Waterloo so you should consult the Waterloo Anthropology Undergraduate Advisor to find out which courses can be transferred for credit.

Students with an honours degree in anthropology at the University of Waterloo who wish to do graduate work with a focus on archaeological anthropology will find graduate programs at many Canadian universities.

Information about the faculty members who research and teach Archaeological Anthropology

A few internet resources dealing with Archaeological Anthropology