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The ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Archaeology Club is a newly ratified, student run club that plans and promotes archaeological activities for students. Our events include, but are not limited to, pottery reconstruction, guest speakers and presentations, social events, and trips to museums and exhibitions (e.g. MAYA - Secrets of the Ancient World at the AGO). The club usually meets on Wednesdays at 5:30 PM in Mac-Corry Hall, room E230. Everyone is welcome and there is no fee to join. Find us on or Twitter, and email us at: quac@ams.queensu.ca

Liam Browne
President
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Upcoming Events

Archaeology in Ontario

A talk by Professor James Conolly Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Professor James Conolly will be coming to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to speak about archaeology in Ontario. Dr. Conolly is an anthropology professor and Canada Research Chair from trent University whose research ranges from early farming practices in the Near East and Europe to First Nations lithic technology in Ontario. The title of the presention is "The Land In-Between: Recent Archaeological Research in the Kawartha Lakes Region of Ontario." Links to Dr. Conolly's profile at Trent and to his archaeological field school he runs out of Trent are:

Past Events

Talk by Dr. Sheelagh Frame
March 1, 2011

On Tuesday March 1 2011 Dr. Sheelagh Frame, an archaeozoologist working at Çatalhöyük and other archaeological sites, gave a talk to Queen’s students about analyzing faunal remains. The talk was held in Ellis 321 from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm. 

Talk by Dr. Max Friensen
March 9, 2011

On Saturday, March 9th from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm we welcomed Dr. Max Friesen from the University of Toronto to present a lecture on his recent research. Dr. Friesen is a zooarchaeologist with research interests in Canada's arctic regions, including the Mackenzie River Delta and more recently near Cambridge Bay in Nunavut. His stated goal is "to reconstruct, and compare, the lifeways of the several very different peoples who have lived there over the past four millennia."

Ian Longo Academic Coordinator ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Archaeology Club
Jessica Evans Treasurer ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Archaeology Club
Cat Machado Social Coordinator ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Archaeology Club
Elizabeth Corbett-Nicholson Marketing Officer ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Archaeology Club