ANTIQUUS Archaeological Consultants Ltd.

23021 132nd Ave • Maple Ridge, B.C. • V4R 0A8 • (604)467-3497 • antiquus@shaw.ca

Principal Investigator

 

Mike Rousseau, M.A.; RPCA

 Mike is a professional member of the B.C. Association of Professional Archaeologists (BCAPA) in good standing. He has his Master's degree from Simon Fraser University, and 30 years experience directing archaeological studies throughout coastal and interior B.C. and the Yukon. He has published several major article and monographs on Canadian Interior Plateau prehistory. His professional interests and expertise include: Northwest North American prehistory and archaeology with an emphasis on the Interior Plateau; cultural resource management; prehistoric hunter-gatherer subsistence and settlement; lithic technology; North American Indigenous cultures and prehistory; early peopling of North and South America; B.C. prehistory; heritage theme park design; geology, and geomorphology. 


 
 

Current Full and Part-time Subcontractors (Alphabetical order)

Chris Burk, B.A.

Chris has been studying and participating in archaeology in British Columbia since 1994. He graduated from SFU with a B.A. in archaeology in 1999, as well as earning a Co-Operative Education Certificate and a minor in geography, specializing in Spatial Information Systems.  He has participated in and managed archaeological projects all over British Columbia, including Haida Gwaii, the Gulf Islands, the North Coast, the South Coast, the Chilcotin, the Shuswap, Okanagan, Kootenays, and the Rockies.  His professional interests include lithic sourcing, alpine and high altitude archaeology, contemporary First Nation relations, public archaeology, geology, and geomorphology.  Chris been working with Antiquus since 1999.    

                                                                                               

 

Jordan Eng, B.A.

Jordan graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in archaeology. He has been involved in a number of research projects in the Lower Fraser Valley region as well as in the Keatley Creek excavations. Jordan's primary focus lies within the archaeology of coastal B.C., with special attention to complex hunter-gatherer subsistence practices, predictive modeling, geoarchaeology, and the ethical implementations of CRM for all stakeholders. Jordan has been working with Antiquus since 2008.

 


 

Jenn Hewitt, B.A.    

Jenn is an associate member of the B.C. Association of Professional Archaeologists (BCAPA) as well as a member of the Canadian Archaeological Association (CAA). Jenn graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Archaeology and  Kwantlen University with an Associate of Arts degree in Anthropology. She has been working in the field of archaeology for over 5 years, including 2 years with Parks Canada. Jenn's professional interests include: lithic technology and statistical analysis, B.C. coastal archaeology, early peopling of North and South America, Environmental Archaeology, Indigenous Archaeology, Evolutionary Archaeology, paleontology, geology, and geomorphology. Jenn has been working with Antiquus since 2005.

 


 

Ryan Sagarbarria, B.A.

Ryan is a member of the B.C. Association of Professional Archaeologists (BCAPA) as well as a member of the Canadian Archaeological Association (CAA).  He has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in archaeology from Simon Fraser University (SFU), and an Associates of Arts from Langara College. Through CRM work and his schooling he has participated on multiple diverse projects around B.C for the past five years. These projects include multiple excavations at Keatley Creek, an excavation in the Upper Similkameen, AIA’s in Pitt meadows, Chase, D’arcy, Merritt, Upper Harrison, and Loon Lake. His professional interests include: prehistoric hunter gatherer subsistence and settlement, lithic technology, NWC art and house pit archaeology. Ryan has been working with Antiquus since 2007.