Archaeologist • Author • Researcher
ARCHAEOLOGIST
AUTHOR
RESEARCHER
WILLIAM D. FINLAYSON
Unearthing Ontario’s past for more than six decades.
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Bringing Ontario's archaeological history to the public.
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FROM THE FIELD
FROM THE FIELD
Upon completing the test excavation of two sites in the City of Vaughan, we saw more diversity in placement of 19th century dwellings as the early settlers adapted to life in our southern Ontario climate and different ways in which more space was added to provide additional living quarters for growing families. ...
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60+ YEARS
A career of research, discovery and sharing.
From early fieldword to professor and author, Bill’s journey shapes our understanding of Ontario’s past.
1973
- Appointed Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, The University of Western Ontario
1976
- Ph.D, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto
- Appointed Executive Director, Museum of Indian Archaeology (London)
1980
- Lawson-Jury Building opens beside the Lawson Prehistoric Indian Archaeological Site
1985
- Appointed Lawson Professor of Canadian Archaeology at The University of Western and Museum of Indian Archaeology (London)
1991
- Director-General, London and Middlesex Museum, Operating Fanshawe Pioneer Village
2001
- Retired from Western and the Museum
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Archaeological and Classical Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Elected as a Specially-Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
2003
- President, This Land Archaeology Inc.
2024
- Publisher, Our Lands Speak Publication Series
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