In this video, archaeologist Todd Kristensen shares lab results (lithic sourcing based on pXRF) from the oldest obsidian artifacts in Alberta and explores what they mean for human settlement of North America.

This Beringia Centre Science Talk (#BCST) was livestreamed on Zoom and Facebook on November 16, 2023.

About the Speaker

Todd Kristensen is an archaeologist with the Archaeological Survey of Alberta. He completed his MA in Newfoundland and his PhD in Alberta. He is married and is the happy father of a ten year old child whose forced knowledge of obsidian may come up later in therapy.

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