Rahemtulla, Dr. Farid
PhD, MA (Simon Fraser University); MA (University of Toronto); BA (University of Alberta)
Biography
Farid is an archaeologist with a wide range of research interests. He has been involved in, and he has directed several archaeological projects throughout the coast and interior of British Columbia, and in Eastern Africa. His current work focuses on the deep Indigenous history of British Columbia, through community engaged collaborations. In addition to teaching campus-based courses, Farid is Director of the Archaeology Field School, a unique program that has provided field and research training to both university students and to Indigenous community members throughout British Columbia. This field school has been the gateway for dozens of students to gain careers as professional archaeologists, in Cultural Resource Management.
Research and Expertise
- Anthropology
- History
- English
Selected Publications
Brandi L. MacDonald, Alexa Kuo, Farid Rahemtulla, Kwun Whess, and David Stalla. (2024) Materials science insights into Indigenous rock art painters and pigment materiality at Babine Lake, Canada. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 16:56.
Zara Evans, Lindsey Paskulin, Farid Rahemtulla, and Camilla F. Speller (2023) A comparison of minimally-invasive sampling techniques for ZooMS analysis of bone artifacts. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 47 (February 2023).
Farid Rahemtulla (2020) Unsettling the Archaeology Field School: development of a community engaged model at the University of Northern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Archaeology 44(1):105-132.
Brandi Lee MacDonald, David Stalla, Xiaoqing He, Farid Rahemtulla, David Emerson, Paul A. Dube, Matthew R. Maschmann, Catherine E. Klesner, and Tommi A. White (2019) Hunter-gatherers harvested and heated microbial biogenic iron oxides to produce rock art pigment. Scientific Reports (2019) 9:17070.