Nahanni Dynes, BA
Archaeologist
Nahanni has served as an Ursus Archaeologist since 2021 and has worked as a professional archaeologist since 2018. She received her BA with Honours Specialization in Anthropology at Western University. Nahanni has been involved in assessments for forestry and oil and gas in both Alberta and BC, as well as residential and municipal developments in BC. She has experience across the Canadian Subarctic, including working on excavations at Qaummaarviit Territorial Park in Iqaluit and at Britannia Creek, an early human settlement along the Yukon River dating to 13,000 years old. Nahanni worked as an archaeological assistant at the Yukon Government and has done extensive ice patch work across the Territory’s mountains. She is currently based in Interior BC and training as a junior paleoethnobotanist. Nahanni’s interests include archaeobotany, ice patch archaeology, hiking, camping, and rollerblading.