Brian Kooyman at Ram Falls, Alberta

Brian Patrick Kooyman

PhD
Pronouns: he/him

Positions

Professor Emeritus

Faculty of Arts, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology

Contact information

Email

bkooyman@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Lab: +1 (403) 220-3294

Background

Educational Background

PhD Anthropology, University of Otago, 1985

M.A. Archaeology, University of Calgary, 1981

B.A. (Honours) Archaeology, University of Calgary, 1977

Publications

  • Diet reconstructions for end-Pleistocene Mammut americanum and Mammuthus based on comparative analysis of mesowear, microwear, and dental calculus in modern Loxodonta africana. Cammidge, Tasha S., Brian Kooyman, Jessica M. Theodor. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology,Paleoecology 538 (January 15) (109403). 12 pp.. (2020)
  • Scimitar cat (Homotherium serum Cope) from southwestern Alberta, Canada. Ewald, Tatyanna, L.V. Hills, Shayne Tolman, and Brian Kooyman. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Vol.55. 8-17. (2018)
  • Cheek tooth morphology and ancient mitochondrial DNA of late Pleistocene horses from the western interior of North America: implications for the taxonomy of North American Late Pleistocene Equus. Barrón-Ortiz, Christina I., Antonia T. Rodriges, Jessica M. Theodor, Brian P. Kooyman, Dongya Y. Yang, and Camilla F. Speller. Plos One August 17, 2017 . 39 pp.. (2017)
  • Early hunter-gatherer tool use and animal exploitation: protein and microwear evidence from the central Savannah River Valley. Moore, Christopher, Mark Brooks, Larry Kimball, Margaret Newman, and Brian Kooyman. American Antiquity Vol. 81. 132-147. (2016)
  • Ethnoarchaeological study of brewing technology in Wallaga region of western Oromia, Ethiopia. . Wayessa, Bula, Diane Lyons, and Brian Kooyman. Journal of African Archaeology Vol. 13. 99-114. (2015)
  • Late Pleistocene horse and camel hunting at the southern margin of the ice-free corridor: reassessing the age of Wally’s Beach, Canada. Waters, Michael, Thomas Stafford, Brian Kooyman, and L.V. Hills. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(14). 4263-4267. (2015)
  • Late Wisconsinian helmeted muskoxen (Bootherium bombifrons) from southwestern Alberta, Canada. Hills, L.V., Tolman, Shayne, McNeil, Paul, and Brian Kooyman. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Vol. 51. 25-31. (2014)
  • Assessing prehistoric genetic structure and diversity of North American elk (Cervus elaphus) populations in Alberta, Canada. Speller, C.F., Brian Kooyman, A.T. Rodrigues, E.G. Langemann, R.M. Jobin, amd D.Y. Yang. Canadian Journal of Zoology Vol. 92. 285-298. (2014)
  • Late Pleistocene Western Camel (Camelops hesternus) hunting in southwestern Canada. . Kooyman, Brian, L.V. Hills, Shayne Tolman, and Paul McNeil. American Antiquity Vol. 77. 115-124. (2012)
  • Boundary theory as a means to understanding social space in archaeological sites.. Kooyman, Brian. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology Vol. 25. 424-435. (2006)
  • Evidence for berry and maize processing on the Canadian Plains from starch grain analysis. . Zarrillo, Sonia, and Brian Kooyman. American Antiquity Vol. 71. 473-499. (2006)
  • Late Pleistocene horse hunting at the Wally’s Beach site (DhPg-8), Canada. . Kooyman, Brian, L.V. Hills, Paul McNeil, and Shayne Tolman. American Antiquity Vol. 71. :101-121. (2006)
  • Identification of horse exploitation by Clovis hunters based on protein analysis. . Kooyman, Brian, Margaret E. Newman, Christine Cluney, Murray Lobb, Shayne Tolman, Paul McNeil, and L.V. Hills. American Antiquity Vol. 66. 686-691. (2001)
  • "Blood from stones?" Probably: a response to Fiedel. . Newman, Margaret, R.M. Yohe II, Brian Kooyman, and Howard Ceri. Journal of Archaeological Science Vol. 24. 1023-1027. (1997)
  • The use of immunological techniques in the analysis of archaeological materials - a response to Eisele; with report of studies at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. . Newman, Margaret, Howard Ceri, and Brian Kooyman. Antiquity Vol. 70(269). 677-682. (1996)
  • Verifying the reliability of blood residue analysis on archaeological tools. . Kooyman, Brian, Margaret Newman, and Howard Ceri. Journal of Archaeological Science Vol. 19. 265-269. (1992)
  • Implications of bone morphology for moa taxonomy and behavior. . Kooyman, Brian. Journal of Morphology Vol. 209. 53-81. (1991)
  • The potential of citrate estimation in determining the sex of moa and kiwi. . Dennison, K.J., and Brian Kooyman. Journal of Archaeological Science Vol. 18. 417-427. (1991)
  • Moa Utilization at Owens Ferry, Otago, New Zealand. . Kooyman, Brian. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 6. 47-57. (1984)
  • Tracks and Traces: Archaeology and Paleontology at Wally’s Beach, Alberta. Kooyman, Brian and Tatyanna Ewald (eds). Occasional Papers of the Archaeological Society of Alberta Number 16. 320 pp.. (2022)
  • Chapter 28 Phytoliths: preparation and archaeological extraction. Kooyman, Brian. Edward C.T. Yeung, Claudio Stasolla, Michael John Sumner, Bing Quan Huang (eds) Plant Microtechniques and Protocols. Springer International Publishing, Heidelberg. 507-524. (2015)
  • Chapter 29 Starch granules: preparation and archaeological extraction. Kooyman, Brian. Edward C.T. Yeung, Claudio Stasolla, Michael John Sumner, Bing Quan Huang (eds) Plant Microtechniques and Protocols. Springer International Publishing, Heidelberg. 525-540. (2015)
  • Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites. Kooyman, Brian. University of Calgary Press and the University of New Mexico Press . 206 pp.. (2000)
  • Microbotanical remains, residues, and usewear: other views of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. . Kooyman, Brian. Martin P.R. Magne and Eric R. Damkjar (eds) Archaeology on the Brink: Papers in Honour of John W. Brink. Archaeological Survey of Alberta Occasional Paper No. 42. 23-33. (2023)