Katherine Bishop

Background

About Katherine Bishop

I earned a PhD from the University of Alberta based on research of human-animal relationships in the archaeological record. During my archaeological career, I have participated in extensive field and lab research projects of ancient and modern burial grounds in Ontario, Peru, Italy, and Greece. I have taught courses on human osteology in the field and lab settings in Alberta, Ontario, and Greece. I have been part of modern human remains recovery and analysis teams in Alberta. In Ontario, I have assisted in multiple burial relocation and mitigation projects as part of municipal programs and Indigenous-led mitigation procedures. My experience with cemetery projects extends to Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey as a non-destructive assessment strategy. I have conducted GPR surveys of modern and ancient cemetery sites and suspected interment areas globally. In 2022, I took on the role of TMHC’s GPR and Cemetery Projects Lead. I have extensive experience managing the field component of ground penetrating radar surveys on cemeteries, conducting cemetery background research, and the analysis of human remains. My expertise in human and animal bone grew from working with more than 50 assemblages over the past 14 years, including multiple projects as part of my doctoral research. My role at TMHC has involved extensive field and lab work, report production and now includes project management.