Brian HaydenDr Brian Hayden is an author and archaeologist who has conducted research on four continents. His passion is to understand what cultures were like in the past -- especially hunting and gathering cultures -- and why they have changed. He obtained a Cetificate of Prehistory at the University of Bordeaux and he studied stone-tool making with Australian Aborigines. His doctoral degree is in Archaeology from the University of Toronto. For 30 years, he worked with native groups in the interior of British Columbia recording their traditional uses of food resources and excavating an amazing prehistoric winter village at Keatley Creek. Now a Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at Simon Fraser University and Honorary Research Associate of the Anthropology Department at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Brian Hayden has published numerous professional journal articles and books, including works on the Old Stone Age in France and a landmark synthesis of prehistoric religion. His research has been recognized by his induction into the Royal Society of Canada. Originally born in New York, Dr. Hayden now lives on Cortes Island, in coastal British Columbia. Read More Read Less