Peter Timmins PhD.

Archaeologist, Heritage Planner

tel:(519) 641-7222 fax:(519) 641-7220

email:ptimmins@tmhc.ca

Dr. Peter Timmins received a Ph.D. in Anthropology from McGill University in 1992 and has specialized in the archaeology of southern Ontario for the past 24 years. Dr. Timmins has several years of regulatory and consulting experience with the Ontario Ministry of Culture, The Ministry of Transportation, and three private sector archaeological consulting firms. Peter has conducted numerous archaeological assessments in both rural and urban contexts for many private and public sector clients. Typical projects include: roads and highways, pipelines, electrical transmission facilities, subdivisions, severances, aggregate pits, landfills and cemeteries. He is as an advisor to First Nations communities on archaeological, cultural heritage and repatriation issues and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Western Ontario. Peter's Ph.D. thesis, The Calvert Site: An Interpretive Framework for the Early Iroquoian Village, was published by the Canadian Museum of Civilization in 1997. Dr. Timmins is a member of the Society for American Archaeology, the Ontario Archaeological Society, and the Association of Professional Archaeologists. Dr. Timmins regularly presents the results of his work at conferences and in lectures to the general public and special interest audiences.