As we look forward to the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Archaeological Association in Quebec City, May 15-18th, the CAA needs to ensure in the most immediate way that participation in our organization and in our annual meeting is undertaken with a clear framework for professional conduct. The CAA executive is committed to doing what is necessary to ensure that our members, conference participants, and any public attendees are protected from harassment, assault, and other misconduct as they take part in CAA sponsored events and activities.
SAA and EAA are sponsoring a new research initiative, Synthetic Study of Human Migration as Understood from a Long-Term Perspective, that is organized by the Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis (CfAS). CfAS is soliciting interest in the design workshop through a brief Request for Information (RFI) with a deadline of June 15. Details on the RFI are attached or can be found at http://archsynth.org/2019-projects.html.
The University of Calgary is seeking a Director for its archaeology field school for a five-year limited term appointment at the rank of instructor in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology.
Le Département des sciences historiques de la Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines de l’Université Laval sollicite des candidatures afin de pourvoir à un poste de professeur titulaire d’une Chaire de recherche du Canada (CRC) de niveau 2 (chaire junior) en archéologie et archéométrie de la culture matérielle. Il s’agit d’un poste de professeur adjoint à temps complet.
Rainy River First Nations and the Royal Ontario Museum Joint Statement: Collaborative efforts regarding the return of Ancestors and sacred objects to Indigenous communities
The 8th Developing International Geoarchaeology (DIG) conference will be hosted by the Archaeology Department at Simon Fraser University, Canada on June 17th -21st, 2019. We invite submissions for paper and poster presentations on any area of geoarchaeology, from landscape to artifact characterization.
We would like to invite students, faculty, professionals, and the interested public to register to attend and/or present at People on The Land, a symposium hosted by Simon Fraser University's Archaeology Graduate Student Caucus. The symposium will be held on Saturday January, 26, 2019 from 9am - 4pm at the SFU Burnaby Campus.