Richard D. Garvin
Associate Professor
Degrees
- B.A (Archaeology SFU 1984)
- M.A (Archaeology, UofC, 1988)
- Ph.D. (Archaeology, UofC, 1994)
Research Interests
- Archaeology of the Northwest Coast. Mesoamerican Archaeology. Archaeological Method and Theory. Development of Agriculture and Ancient Civilizations. Mortuary Analysis. Zooarchaeology.
Current Projects
- The Viejo Period in the Upper Santa Maria Valley, Chihuahua, Mexico. (Application submitted for a SSHRC Standard Research Grant)
- The Chihuahua Archaeo-Geophysical Survey. (SSHRC Aid to Small Universities Grant) 2005
- The North Coast Native Cemeteries Project (SSHRC Standard Research Grant, SSHRC Aid to Small Universities Grant, SSHRC Strategic Initiatives Grant, B.C. Heritage Trust) 1994-Present
Selection of Publications
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With Jane H. Kelley and Jean Michele Maillo
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2005 El Uso de Georadar en los Valles Santa María y Santa Clara, Chihuahua, México. Informe de la Temporada de 2005. Informe al Consejo de Arqueología, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México
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With Jane H. Kelley, Karen Adams, Karin Burd, Mitch Hendrickson, Joe D. Stewart and Monica Webster
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2000 Proyecto Arqueologico Chihuahua, Informe de la Temporada de 1999. Informe al Consejo de Arqueologia, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. Final report submitted to the Consejo de Arqueología, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. Chihuahua and Mexico City.
Latest Papers Presented
- 2005 “The Use of Ground Penetrating Radar in the Upper Santa María Valley, Chihuahua, México”. Participant in the session: Remote Sensing: A New Tool Box for the Field Archaeologist. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Chacmool Conference. Calgary, Alberta.
- 2004 “Engendered Economics and Culture Contact on the Northwest Coast”. Participant in the session: Engendering Cultural Interaction and Exchange Networks. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Chacmool Conference. Calgary, Alberta.
- 2003 “Tombstones as Totem Poles: Culture Contact, Syncretism and Colonialism on the Northwest Coast”. Invited participant in the session: Mortuary Ritual: Anthropological Approaches. The 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Chicago, Ill.
- 2003 “Historic Change in the Mortuary Complexes of the Nisga’a and Haisla, Northwest Coast”. Invited participant in the session: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual. The 36th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Archaeological Association. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Service to the Discipline
- Member of the Editorial Board for “Reviews in Anthropology” 2006-2009
- Regional Editor (BC) for the Bulletin of the Canadian Archaeological Association. 1999-2005
Last reviewed
5/10/2013 5:32:22 PM
Contact
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Phone: 250.807.9340
Fax: 250.807.8001
E-mail: richard.garvin@ubc.ca
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