Ken Holyoke is an Assistant Professor in the Archaeology Department of Geography and Environment at the University of Lethbridge. He specializes in pre-Contact Wabanaki hunter-gatherer archaeology, focusing primarily on lithic quarrying sourcing, settlement mobility patterning, and place-making in the Maritime Peninsula. Ken has an extensive background in private and public-sector CRM archaeology, with research interests that include heritage legislation, ethics, and the North American CRM industry. He has conducted research in the Lower Wolastoq region of New Brunswick for over 10 years, primarily centred on a bedrock source type tool-stone referred to as Washademoak Multi-coloured Chert. His recent projects include a Carboniferous Chert Geoarchaeological Survey and 'Bailey Artifacts: Exploring Wolastoqey History' Archival Collection, which involved collaborative approaches working with Wabanaki communities and focused on communicating archaeology to the public. In addition to his role at the University of Lethbridge, Ken is an Associate at the University of Toronto’s Archaeology Centre and serves as the current Book Review Editor for the Canadian Journal of Archaeology. He also chairs the Canadian Archaeological Association Advocacy Committee and has published in various journals, including the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology and the Canadian Journal of Archaeology. Ken is also a co-editor of 'Far Northeast: 3000 BP Contact' published by the Canadian Museum of History and University of Ottawa Press in 2022. He hosts a podcast with Gabe Hrynick from UNB.