Boyd Wettlaufer
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Boyd Nicholas David Wettlaufer, archaeologist, considered as 'the Father of Saskatchewan Archaeology.' His groundbreaking archaeological work in western Canada is considered the foundation of our knowledge of the Northern Plains First Nations people.
Wettlaufer was born in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
, where he studied archaeology.
During the 1940s and 1950s, Wettlaufer played a key role in the excavations of the
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. He was one of the first archaeologists in Canada to use the radiocarbon dating
method to establish the ages of various layers of settlements. His reports provided invaluable information on the differences between various hunting and gathering cultures dating back several thousand years.
Wettlaufer died in 2009 in Victoria, British Columbia, aged 95.[1]
References
- "Governor General announces new appointments to the Order of Canada" (Press release). Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. 2004-01-27. Archived from the original on 2004-08-11. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
- Wettlaufer, B.; Whyte, A. (December 2004). "Discovery of the Belly River Meteorite: New Information" (PDF). The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 98 (6): 238–239. ISSN 0035-872X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2006-08-03.