Archaeology Day
Presented by The Department of History, Classics, and Religion and the Department of Anthropology
October 17, 2026
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Tory Building Foyer (Main Entrance), North Campus, University of Alberta
Join us for Archaeology Day! An event to celebrate and learn about research, teaching, and outreach related to archaeology at the University of Alberta. The event will include talks about current research and community engagement being done by staff, activities like stone tool making, pottery drawing, a student poster competition, tours of the Archaeology Labs and WG Hardy Classics Museum, other fun demonstrations, and information tables about archaeology in the province.
The event is hosted by the Department of Anthropology and the Department of History, Classics, and Religion, in collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of America Edmonton Society. To learn more about International Archaeology Day and the Archaeological Institute of America, click here.
This is a free public event and is family friendly!
Schedule of Events:
To be confirmed!
Vendor participants will include:
- Archaeological Institute of America
- UAlberta Archaeology Certificate Program
- Bodo Archaeology
- Archaeological Society of Alberta
- Humayma Excavation Project
- Carthage Lamp Lab
- Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology
- UAlberta Anthropology Undergraduate Association
- Archaeology Survey of Alberta
- Cultural Resource Management Firms
