Thomas Royle, Simon Fraser University

Research

Ancient DNA Analysis Environmental Archaeology Fisheries Great Lakes Historical Ecology Human-Animal Relations Late Woodland Ontario Iroquoians

Latest funding

Iroquoian-Pikeperch Interactions on the North Shore of Lake Ontario: A Genetic Perspective
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$35,561
A salmon for all seasons investigating the seasonality of Middle Period (7000-3500 years BP) sites in the Kamloops Region through the ancient DNA analysis of salmon remains
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$17,500

All 2 grants and awards

Iroquoian-Pikeperch Interactions on the North Shore of Lake Ontario: A Genetic Perspective

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Royle, Thomas

Keywords: Ancient DNA Analysis; Environmental Archaeology; Fisheries; Great Lakes; Historical Ecology; Human-Animal Relations; Late Woodland; Ontario Iroquoians; Subsistence; Zooarcgaeology

$35,561

A salmon for all seasons investigating the seasonality of Middle Period (7000-3500 years BP) sites in the Kamloops Region through the ancient DNA analysis of salmon remains

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Royle, Thomas C.

Keywords: ancient DNA; enviromental archaeology; First Nations; fisheries; interior plateau; land use patterns; salmon; settlement patterns; subsistence patterns

$17,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ancient DNA Analysis Dear Professor Royle, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on ancient dna analysis connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Iroquoian-Pikeperch Interactions on the North Shore of Lake Ontario: A Genetic Perspective" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]