William T. D. Wadsworth

Postdoctoral Fellow
location_on Ponderosa Office Annex F, Room 110
Education

Ph.D., University of Alberta, 2025


About

I am a SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow working with Dr. Andrew Martindale and the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Archaeology Center. I am an archaeologist who specializes in the application of digital and non-invasive technologies to cultural heritage, primarily at the request of Indigenous Nations and descendant communities. My research is focused on three themes: 1) methodological refinement of subsurface investigation techniques (e.g., ground-penetrating radar), 2) large-scale survey and digital reconstruction of places and landscapes (e.g., drone-based surveys, LiDAR), and 3) development of collaborative and community-driven archaeological approaches. My specialty has led me to work on diverse sites representing different time periods and cultures, but my doctoral research focused on historical archaeologies of eviction and forced removal within the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (partnered with Cold Lake First Nations and Chipewyan Prairie First Nation).  I received my MA and PhD from the University of Alberta, and my HBSc from the University of Toronto. As part of my role at the University of Alberta’s Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, I acted as a technical lead of surveys for the disappeared children at former Indian Residential Schools in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and was an expert consultant for Indigenous Nations, university, government, and industry organizations. I joined the Department of Anthropology at UBC in 2025 to continue my community-driven non-invasive archaeology work on the Northwest Coast.


Teaching


William T. D. Wadsworth

Postdoctoral Fellow
location_on Ponderosa Office Annex F, Room 110
Education

Ph.D., University of Alberta, 2025


About

I am a SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow working with Dr. Andrew Martindale and the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Archaeology Center. I am an archaeologist who specializes in the application of digital and non-invasive technologies to cultural heritage, primarily at the request of Indigenous Nations and descendant communities. My research is focused on three themes: 1) methodological refinement of subsurface investigation techniques (e.g., ground-penetrating radar), 2) large-scale survey and digital reconstruction of places and landscapes (e.g., drone-based surveys, LiDAR), and 3) development of collaborative and community-driven archaeological approaches. My specialty has led me to work on diverse sites representing different time periods and cultures, but my doctoral research focused on historical archaeologies of eviction and forced removal within the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (partnered with Cold Lake First Nations and Chipewyan Prairie First Nation).  I received my MA and PhD from the University of Alberta, and my HBSc from the University of Toronto. As part of my role at the University of Alberta’s Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, I acted as a technical lead of surveys for the disappeared children at former Indian Residential Schools in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and was an expert consultant for Indigenous Nations, university, government, and industry organizations. I joined the Department of Anthropology at UBC in 2025 to continue my community-driven non-invasive archaeology work on the Northwest Coast.


Teaching


William T. D. Wadsworth

Postdoctoral Fellow
location_on Ponderosa Office Annex F, Room 110
Education

Ph.D., University of Alberta, 2025

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I am a SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow working with Dr. Andrew Martindale and the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Archaeology Center. I am an archaeologist who specializes in the application of digital and non-invasive technologies to cultural heritage, primarily at the request of Indigenous Nations and descendant communities. My research is focused on three themes: 1) methodological refinement of subsurface investigation techniques (e.g., ground-penetrating radar), 2) large-scale survey and digital reconstruction of places and landscapes (e.g., drone-based surveys, LiDAR), and 3) development of collaborative and community-driven archaeological approaches. My specialty has led me to work on diverse sites representing different time periods and cultures, but my doctoral research focused on historical archaeologies of eviction and forced removal within the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (partnered with Cold Lake First Nations and Chipewyan Prairie First Nation).  I received my MA and PhD from the University of Alberta, and my HBSc from the University of Toronto. As part of my role at the University of Alberta’s Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, I acted as a technical lead of surveys for the disappeared children at former Indian Residential Schools in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and was an expert consultant for Indigenous Nations, university, government, and industry organizations. I joined the Department of Anthropology at UBC in 2025 to continue my community-driven non-invasive archaeology work on the Northwest Coast.

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