The Vancouver Historical Society presents its recorded presentation with Greater Vancouver author Bob Muckle, a registered professional archaeologist who taught for many years in the Department of Anthropology at Capilano University.

Muckle shares his research from his new book, Once Upon This Land--Archeology in British Columbia (UBC Press), where he visits sites around the province to explain what archaeology is (and isn’t), how research is undertaken in this province, and what it contributes to our broader understanding of human history.

The book illustrates the layers of human habitation, creativity, resiliency, and loss found in what is left behind both in the past and the present.

Muckle has written several books, including The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview, Forgotten Things: The Story of the Seymour Valley Archaeology Project, and Indigenous Peoples of North America. He lives in the Greater Vancouver region.

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