dr. scott hamilton

i am a specialist in fur trade historic archaeology and ethnohistory. also, i have expertise in northern plains and boreal forest aboriginal archaeology. my interests include archaeological applications of computing, geophysical remote sensing, geographic information systems, and global positioning systems. i am developing an interest in geoarchaeology, landscape archaeology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, and the application of ancient dna studies to archaeology.

 

my current research involves documentation of oral tradition information and culture history themes for northern ontario aboriginal tourism initiatives with northern ojibwe and cree first nations. i am also a co-investigator in a 5-year mcri/sshrc research project, known as scape, investigating holocene aboriginal adaptations on the canadian plains. i am also the primary investigator of a sshrc grant obtained to investigate portions of the woodland caribou signature site and whitefeather forest planning area of northwestern ontario. this involves a partnership between individuals from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , ontario parks, pikangikum first nation, and the universities of manitoba and winnipeg.