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Current and future directions in Canadian archaeology will be explored at the Canadian Archaeological Association's 36th annual conference hosted by McMaster May 7 to 10.

Topics will range from research at national historic sites of Canada, archaeology of health and forensic anthropology. Archaeologists from across Canada will attend the three-day conference, hosted by McMaster for the first time.

“There will be a very wide range of topics discussed,” says conference co-ordinator Aubrey Cannon, associate professor of anthropology. Topics will span North American archaeology from 12,000 years ago to the recent historical past to archaeology of the future, he says.

Hence the conference title, “Current and Future Directions in Canadian Archaeology”. “Individuals coming to the conference will take away a wide range of the current thinking in archaeology and the current directions of Canadian archaeology,” Cannon says.

The conference will be particularly beneficial for students, he notes. “It is important to get students involved because they will set the future directions of archaeology.”

The conference will open with a reception in the McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC) marketplace on May 7 at 7 p.m. Conference sessions will take place May 8-10. Click here for the session schedule. Conference attendees may register for daily passes at the registration desk in the lounge area on the third floor of the MUSC each day from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

For further details visit http://socserv.socsci.mcmaster.ca/caa2003/.

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Current and future directions in Canadian archaeology will be explored at the Canadian Archaeological Association&#039;s 36th annual conference hosted by McMaster May 7 to 10.<p><br />
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Topics will range from research at national historic sites of Canada, archaeology of health and forensic anthropology. Archaeologists from across Canada will attend the three-day conference, hosted by McMaster for the first time.<p><br />
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"There will be a very wide range of topics discussed," says conference co-ordinator <a href="http://www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~anthro/faculty/cannon.htm">Aubrey Cannon</a>, associate professor of anthropology. Topics will span North American archaeology from 12,000 years ago to the recent historical past to archaeology of the future, he says. <p><br />
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Hence the conference title, "Current and Future Directions in Canadian Archaeology". "Individuals coming to the conference will take away a wide range of the current thinking in archaeology and the current directions of Canadian archaeology," Cannon says.<p><br />
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The conference will be particularly beneficial for students, he notes. "It is important to get students involved because they will set the future directions of archaeology."<p><br />
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The conference will open with a reception in the McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC) marketplace on May 7 at 7 p.m. Conference sessions will take place May 8-10. <a href="http://socserv.socsci.mcmaster.ca/caa2003/English/preliminarysessionscheduleapr3.htm">Click here</a> for the session schedule. Conference attendees may register for daily passes at the registration desk in the lounge area on the third floor of the MUSC each day from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.<p> For further details visit <a href="http://socserv.socsci.mcmaster.ca/caa2003/">http://socserv.socsci.mcmaster.ca/caa2003/</a>.

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