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Research Interests
I am an Associate Professor in the Anthropology Program at Athabasca University (AU) and a professional archaeologist. I address underrepresented topics in archaeology by studying lesser-known frontier regions and associated everyday lifeways through collaborative methods with local, descendant, and diaspora communities, generating knowledge that is open and accessible.
I co-direct the Stann Creek Regional Archaeology Project (SCRAP) in Belize, the Old Bezanson Archaeology Project (OBAP) in Alberta, and the Finnish Canadian Homestead Project in Ontario and Finland.
My teaching at AU takes place entirely online; as a result, I am particularly interested in technology-enabled learning in archaeological pedagogy, education, and outreach.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The Integration and Disintegration of Ancient Maya Urban Centres: Charting Households and Community at Buenavista del Cayo, Belize. , University of Calgary Department of Archaeology
Award Date: 1 Feb. 2013
M.A, The Chaîne Opératoire of Ceramic Manufacture and Production: Preliminary Analysis through Ceramic Petrography at Rancho del Rio, Valle de Cacaulapa, Santa Barbara District, Honduras. , University College London
Award Date: 1 Nov. 2004
B.A, Household Archaeology and the Importance of Individual Residential Excavations: An Example from a Maya Border Town, Belize., University of Calgary Department of Archaeology
Award Date: 9 Jun. 2003
External positions
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology & Archaeology, University of Calgary
1 Jul. 2013 → …
Keywords
- CC Archaeology
Research Interests
- archaeology
- frontiers
- household
- everyday
- Maya
- Historical
- Heritage
- Urban
- architecture
- spatial
- ceramics
- lithics
- petrography
- public
- settlement
- community
Available supervisor for the following programs
- Master of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies
Seeking students interested in the following Focus areas and Topics
- archaeology
- heritage studies
- frontier cultures
- settlement studies
- household studies
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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AMS 14C dating of an Ancestral Maya boomtown: Bayesian analysis of settlement development, occupation, and abandonment in East-Central Belize
Longstaffe, M. & Peuramaki-Brown, M., 2025, In: Radiocarbon. 67, 4, p. 741-782Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Building High-Resolution Chronologies in the Stann Creek District: A Bayesian Case Study in Alabama's Settlement Zone
Longstaffe, M. & Peuramaki-Brown, M., Jul. 2025, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 19, p. 229-243Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Granite Value Among the Ancient Maya of Alabama, Belize
Peuramaki-Brown, M. M., Morton, S. G., Jordan, J. M. & Chiac, V., 2025, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 36, 3, p. 495-505 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Ordering Time and Space at Yaxnohcah: Creation and Renewal in a Preclassic Landscape.
Reese-Taylor, K., Vázquez López, V., Morton, S. G., Peuramaki-Brown, M., Bednar, S., Flores Esquivel, A., Walker, D., Anaya Hernández, A. & Dunning, N. P., 2024, The Materialization of Time in the Ancient Maya World: Mythic History and Ritual Order. Freidel, D. A., Chase, A. F., Dowd, A. S. & Murdock, J. (eds.). Gainesville, p. 80-106Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Challenges in Building Archaeological Chronologies in the Stann Creek District.
Peuramaki-Brown, M., Morton, S. G., Longstaffe, M. & Jordan, J. M., 2023, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 18, p. 337-345Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Archaeologists unearth clues about life in an Alberta boom town from the early 1900s
7/08/23
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AU unveils Research with Reach video series, profiles emerging work
Perrin, A., Bhatnagar, S. & Peuramaki-Brown, M.
19/04/23
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Why local engagement is key in repatriating cultural artifacts
20/11/21
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Impacts
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How archaeology can reveal missing voices in Alberta's history
Peuramaki-Brown, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public awareness, Social, Scholarly