Grant Keddie

Curator of Archaeology

With forty years’ experience as archaeology curator at the Royal B.C. Museum, Grant Keddie combines an extensive knowledge of the archaeology collection with his interest in human history and natural history. His studies look at human behavior in the past by examining the changes in the archaeological record and the differences and similarities with the ethnographic record.

A popular speaker and demonstrator, Grant speaks to all age groups, with an emphasis on promoting understanding of the value and importance of the history of Indigenous cultures. He has carried out archaeological survey and excavation work in many parts of the province, and has lectured and published on a wide range of topics, including his popular ethnohistory, Songhees Pictorial: A History of the Songhees People As Seen by Outsiders, 1790-1912.

Education

Bachelor of arts with major in anthropology/archaeology from Simon Fraser University, 1972. As curator of Archaeology at the Royal British Columbia Museum since 1972 I have not stopped being in study mode.

Areas of Interest

Artifact Technology—the making and use of stone, bone and antler artifacts

Ethnohistory—cultural influences of early European traders and settlers

Japanese ship wrecks and 19th-century and early 20th-century material culture of Chinese in British Columbia

Late ice-age megafauna

Specialty:

the archaeology of British Columbia

Contact Grant Keddie

Email: gkeddie@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

Latest Articles

Spindle Whorls in British Columbia

December 6, 2016 12:18 pm

Part 1. Introduction and Spindle Whorls in the Archaeology Collection of the Royal BC Museum Introduction In order to provide a broader understanding […]

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