Corey Cookson

Corey Cookson is a Senior Project Archaeologist with Ember Archaeology. From 2013-2021 Corey was a Project Manager for our many of our Forestry and Aggregate projects in the Boreal forest and Lower Foothills sub-regions of Alberta. Corey has authored some of our most popular blog articles, contributed to our Archaeology Roadshow, and worked on public and community engagement projects with Fort Edmonton Park, Inuit Heritage Trust, and a Metis cemetery descendent community.

In 2021-2022, Corey left Ember to join the British Columbia Archaeology Branch as a Heritage Resources Specialist, with a focus on archaeology compliance for the British Columbia forestry sector. Corey decided to rejoin Ember Archaeology in 2022.

Prior to joining Ember in 2013, Corey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from MacEwan University (2009), and gained invaluable field experience through field schools in Italy, Belize, and Nautley, British Columbia. From 2011 to 2013, Corey earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Alberta. His thesis was a GIS analysis of village site locations in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

In his spare time, Corey enjoys hiking with his wife and dog, skiing, surfing, and playing hockey.