Archaeology
Discover your future by excavating the past.
Conseiller aux études
Dr. Alicia Hawkins
Téléphone : 705-675-1151 x4224
Courriel : ahawkins@laurentian.ca
Bureau : F-338, Science Building

Ontario High School Applicants
Bachelor of Arts (BA) | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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1 grade 12 English U/M course | 1 grade 12 English U/M course |
5 other grade 12 U/M courses | 1 grade 12 4U Advanced Functions |
1 additional grade 12 U/M Math course | |
3 other grade 12 U/M courses | |
A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses | A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses |
Additional information for applicants who have completed Advanced Placement courses.
Additional information for applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate.
Applicants from outside an Ontario High School
Canadian High School Applicants from outside Ontario
Note pour les étudiants actuels
Les options de grade ci-dessous seront offertes lors de la prochaine année universitaire et ne le sont pas cette année. Si vous cherchez les cours à suivre afin de compléter les options d'un programme d'une année universitaire antérieure, svp consultez avec un conseiller académique.
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Archaeology
Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
In order to graduate with a B.Sc., students must meet a minimum of 50% of Science credits. See above regulations for details.
Major in Archaeology (42 credits)
a) Mandatory courses:
ARCL 1006E Introduction to Archaeology and Physical Anthropology
ARCL 2017E Human Evolution and Palaeolithic Archaeology
ARCL 2116E Archaeology and the Environment
ARCL-3207E Indigenous and Collaborative Archaeology
STAT 2126E Introduction to Statistics OR STAT 2246 – Statistics for Sciences
b) At least 9 cr from the following ARCL courses, at least 3 of which are at the 4000 level:
ARCL 3066E Archaeological Laboratory Methods
ARCL 3095E Archaeology Field School
ARCL 4036E The Archaeology of Animal Bones
ARCL 4206E The Archaeology of Death and Burial
c) Methods (6 cr required):
ARCL 3066E Archaeological Laboratory Methods
ARCL 4036E The Archaeology of Animal Bones
ARCL 4905E Archaeological Placement
ENSC 3716E Environmental Impact Assessment
FORS 3036E Forensic Anatomy of the Human Skeleton
FORS 4106E Forensic Analysis of the Human Skeleton
GEOG 3036E Air Photo Interpretation
GEOG 3056E Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Application
GEOL 2066E Near-surface geophysical methods
d) Culture and History (6 cr required from list A OR list B):
List A
ANCS 2526E Greek Art and Archaeology
ANCS 2527E Roman Art and Archaeology
ANCS 3006E The Hellenistic World
ANCS 3416/4416E Greek History: Athens and Sparta
ANCS 3427/4427E Roman History: the Late Republic and Early Empire
ARCL 3206E Old World Archaeological Culture History
HIST 2056E History of Ancient Civilizations
List B
ENVI 2506E Cultural Representations of the Environment
INDG 1116E Foundations of Indigenous Peoplehood
INDG 1117E Implications of Indigenous Peoplehood
INDG 2316E Foundations of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge
INDG/POLI 3105E Canadian Law, Politics and Indigenous People
INDG 3215E Indigenous Community-Based Research Methods
HIST 3216E The History of Canada’s First Nations
e) Natural Science (6 cr required):
ANTR 2016E Human Biological Variation, Adaptations, and Health
BIOL 2105E Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 2706E Vertebrate Form and Function
BIOL 3006E Evolutionary Biology
ENSC 1406E Earth’s Environmental Systems
ENSC 2106E Introductory Geomorphology
ENSC2707E Ecology of Human Populations
ENVI 2406F Climat, pollution, solutions
FORS 3036E Fornesic Anatomy of the Human Skeleton
FORS 4106E Forensic Analysis of the Human Skeleton
GEOL 3397/BIOL 3397E Introductory Soil Science
f) 78 credits of electives. Electives must be chosen so as to meet the BA or B.Sc. degree requirements - see above.
Notes:
- Students must include 6 credits in linguistic awareness, 6 credits of Indigenous content, and 6 credits in the Sciences if seeking a BA, and not part of the other minor or second major
- Students must complete a minimum of a minor (24 credits) or a second major (42 credits) from among their elective credits.
- Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.
- Students wishing to enrol in ARCL 4095 (Thesis in Archaeology) may use this course instead of 3 cr of Methods and 3 cr of Culture and History
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science (General) in Archaeology
Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
Concentration in Archaeology (36 credits)
In order to graduate with a B.Sc., students must meet a minimum of 50% of Science credits. See above regulations for details.
a) Mandatory courses:
ARCL 1006E Introduction to Archaeology and Physical Anthropology
ARCL 2017E Human Evolution and Palaeolithic Archaeology
ARCL 2116E Archaeology and the Environment
b) At least 9 cr from the following archaeology courses:
ARCL 3066E Archaeological Laboratory Methods
ARCL 3095E Archaeology Field School
ARCL 4036E The Archaeology of Animal Bones
ARCL 4206E The Archaeology of Death and Burial
c) Methods (6 cr required):
ENSC 3716E Environmental Impact Assessment
ENSC 4406E Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
FORS 3036E Forensic Anatomy of the Human Skeleton
FORS 4106E Forensic Analysis of the Human Skeleton
GEOG 2017E Applied Cartography and introduction to GIS
GEOG 3036E Air Photo Interpretation
GEOG 3056E Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Application
GEOL 2066E Near-surface geophysical methods
GEOL 3056E Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences
HIST 2026E Historical Methods
INDG 2316E Foundations of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge
INDG 3215E Indigenous Community-Based Research Methods
PSYC 2127E Scientific Method and Analysis II
SCOM 4006E Presenting and Communicating Research
d) Culture and History (6 cr required):
ARCL 3206E Old World Archaeological Culture History
ARCL 3207E Indigenous and Collaborative Archaeology
ANCS 2056E Greek History
ANCS 2057E Roman History
ANCS 2526E Greek Art and Archaeology
ANCS 2527E Roman Art and Archaeology
ANCS 3006E The Hellenistic World
ENVI 2506E Cultural Representations of the Environment
HIST 2056E History of Ancient Civilizations
INDG 1116E Foundations of Indigenous Peoplehood
INDG 1117E Implications of Indigenous Peoplehood
INDG/POLI 3105E Canadian Law, Politics and Indigenous People
e) Natural Science (6 cr required):
ANTR 2016E Human Biological Variation, Adaptations, and Health
ANTR 3046E Human Ecology and Palaeoecology OR ENSC2707 – Ecology of Human Populations
BIOL 2105E Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 2306E Diversity of Plants
BIOL 2706E Vertebrate Form and Function
BIOL 3006E Evolutionary Biology
BIOL 3346E Ethnobotany
ENSC 1406E Earth’s Environmental Systems
ENSC 2106E Introductory Geomorphology
GEOL 1006E Introductory Geology I OR GEOL1021E Understanding the Earth I
GEOL 1007E Introductory Geology II OR GEOL1022E Understanding the Earth II
GEOL 2237E Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
GEOL 3397/BIOL3397E Introductory Soil Science
f) 54 credits of electives. Electives must be chosen so as to meet the BA or B.Sc. degree requirements - see above.
Minor in Archaeology
ARCL 1006E Introduction to Archaeology and Physical Anthropology
ARCL 2017E Human Evolution and Palaeolithic Archaeology
ARCL 2116E Archaeology and the Environment
15 credits from the following list, of which at least 6 cr are 3000 or 4000 series courses
ANTR 3046E Human Ecology and Palaeoecology
ARCL 3066E Archaeological Laboratory Methods
ARCL 3095E Archaeology Field School
ARCL 3206E Old World Archaeological Culture History
ARCL 3207E Indigenous and Collaborative Archaeology
ARCL 4036E The Archaeology of Animal Bones
ARCL 4206E The Archaeology of Death and Burial
ANCS 2056E Greek History
ANCS 2057E Roman History
ANCS 2526E Greek Art and Archaeology
ANCS 2527E Roman Art and Archaeology
FORS 3036E Forensic Anatomy of the Human Skeleton
FORS 4106E Forensic Analysis of the Human Skeleton
HIST 2056E History of Ancient Civilizations
Minor in Archaeological and Cultural Landscapes
a) Mandatory Courses:
ARCL 2116E Archaeology and the Environment
ARCL 3207E Indigenous and Collaborative Archaeology
INDG 2316E Foundations of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge
b) 12 credits from (at least 6 credits must be ARCL):
ARCL 3066E Archaeological Laboratory Methods
ARCL 3095E Archaeology Field School
ARCL 4036E The Archaeology of Animal Bones
ARCL 4206E The Archaeology of Death and Burial
ENVI 2506E Cultural Representations of the Environment
ENSC 3716E Environmental Impact Assessment
HIST 3296E Canadian Environmental History
c) 3 credits from:
COMM 1206E Business communications
COST 2446E The Dynamics of Interpersonal Communications I
COST 2447E The Dynamics of Interpersonal Communications II
ENGL 1706E Intro to writing English studies I
ENGL 3536E Environmental Communications
ENGL 3556E Principles and Practices of Workplace Communications
ENGR 1016E Engineering Communications
PHIL 2217E Environmental Ethics
SCOM 4006E Communicating and presenting research
Admissions to the 4 year specialization have been suspended as of September 2020.
Specialization in Archaeology (60 credits)
a) Required courses:
ARCL 1006E Introduction to Archaeology and Physical Anthropology
ARCL 2017E Human Evolution and Palaeolithic archaeology
ARCL 2116E Archaeology and the Environment
ARCL 3095E Archaeology Field School
ARCL-3207E Indigenous and Collaborative Archaeology
STAT 2126E Introduction to Statistics OR STAT 2246 – Statistics for Sciences
SCOM 4006E Presenting and Communicating Research
b) Advanced Archaeology Courses (6 cr required from the following):
ARCL 4036E The Archaeology of Animal Bones
ARCL 4206E The Archaeology of Death and Burial
ANTR 4095E Thesis in Archeaeology
c) Methods (9 cr required from the following):
ARCL 3066E Archaeological Laboratory Methods
ARCL-4036E The Archaeology of Animal Bones
ARCL 4905E Archaeological Placement
ENSC 3716E Environmental Impact Assessment
FORS 3036E Forensic Anatomy of the Human Skeleton
FORS 4106E Forensic Analysis of the Human Skeleton
GEOG 3036E Air Photo Interpretation
GEOG 3056E Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Application
GEOL 2066E Near-surface geophysical methods
d) Culture and History (9 cr required from list A or list B):
List A
ANCS 2526E Greek Art and Archaeology
ANCS 2527E Roman Art and Archaeology
ANCS 3006E The Hellenistic World
ANCS 3416/4416E Greek History: Athens and Sparta
ANCS 3427/4427E Roman History: the Late Republic and Early Empire
ARCL 3206E Old World Archaeological Culture History
HIST 2056E History of Ancient Civilizations
List B
ENVI 2506E Cultural Representations of the Environment
INDG 1116E Foundations of Indigenous Peoplehood
INDG 1117E Implications of Indigenous Peoplehood
INDG 2316E Foundations of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge
INDG/POLI 3105E Canadian Law, Politics and Indigenous People
INDG 3215E Indigenous Community-Based Research Methods
HIST 3216E The History of Canada’s First Nations
e) Natural Science (9 cr required from the following):
ANTR 2016E Human Biological Variation, Adaptations, and Health
BIOL 2105E Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 2706E Vertebrate Form and Function
BIOL 3006E Evolutionary Biology
ENSC 1406E Earth’s Environmental Systems
ENSC 2106E Introductory Geomorphology
ENSC2707E Ecology of Human Populations
ENVI 2406FE Climat, pollution, solutions
FORS 3036E Fornesic Anatomy of the Human Skeleton
FORS 4106E Forensic Analysis of the Human Skeleton
GEOL 3397/BIOL3397E Introductory Soil Science
f) An additional 3 credits from the above lists
g) 60 credits of electives. Electives must be chosen so as to meet the BA or B.Sc. degree requirements - see above.
Introduction to Archaeology and Physical Anthropology
Human Evolution and Palaeolithic Archaeology
Archaeology and the Environment
Archaeological Laboratory Methods
Archaeology Field School
Old World Archaeological Culture History
Indigenous and Collaborative Archaeology
The Archaeology of Animal Bones
Honours Thesis
The Archaeology of Death and Burial
Archaeological Placement
Liste des membres du corps professoral
Sessional Faculty
André Beauchamp
Kimberley Snarr
For more information please contact the program coordinator Dr. Alicia Hawkins (ahawkins@laurentian.ca).

Randy Dirszowsky
School of the Environment
Scott Fairgrieve
Department of Forensic Science
Alicia Hawkins
School of the Environment