M.Sc., Anthropology, University of Ibadan (2018)
B.Sc., Archaeology, University of Ibadan (2015)
Archaeology (Advisor : Dr. Stephen Dueppen)
Victoria Olajide is an environmental archaeologist whose career objective is to contribute towards creating awareness on archaeology in Nigeria and West Africa. She received her Bachelor’s and Master of Science degree in Archaeology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Victoria specialises in archeobotanical studies using palynological and macrobotanical methods. She has also participated in different fieldwork and research in Nigeria ,West Africa.
Her research interests primarily include understanding human- environment interactions, particularly through the understanding of plant use; paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Late Stone Age environments in West Africa. Her doctoral research will be focused on investigating the implications of socio-cultural and technological transformations in prehistoric Yorubaland, Nigeria.
In addition, she has teaching experience in undergraduate archaeology courses in Nigeria and the University of Oregon,USA
Sept- Dec 2020 Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, USA
Graduate Employee
Courses Taught: ANTH 260
Introduction to Animal Domestication
March - June 2021 Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, USA
Graduate Employee
Courses Taught: ANTH 342
Archaeology of Egypt and the Near East
Jan- March 2021 Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, USA
Graduate Employee
Courses Taught: ANTH 145
Introduction to Principles of Archaeology
Sept- Dec 2020 Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, USA
Graduate Employee
Courses Taught: ANTH 260
Introduction to Animal Domestication
2016 - 2017 Department of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Undergraduate Tutorial Coordinator
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Archaeology
Environmental Archaeology
Archaeology of West Africa
2016 – 2017 Department of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Graduate Field Assistant
Task: Supervision of Undergraduates during the 2016 field School at Ajibode, University of Ibadan, Oyo State
- 2020-21 General University Scholarship Award, University of Oregon USA
- 2019-20 Graduate School Promising Scholar Award, University of Oregon, USA
- 2019-20 The Lokey Graduate Science Award, University of Oregon, USA
- 2019-24 Graduate Employee Position, University of Oregon, USA
Archaeobotany, Palynology, Late Stone Age, Social complexities, Origins of forest agriculture and food production, Faunal analysis