Megan Caldwell
mcaldwel@ualberta.ca
Department of Anthropology
13-15 HM Tory Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
T6G 2H4
About Me
I am a 3rd-year PhD Candidate interested in pre-European contact and protohistoric Northwest Coast history. Specifically, I am interested in hunter-gatherer subsistence, hunter-gatherer resource management, zooarchaeology, intensification, subsistence technologies and the archaeology of fishing.
Current Research
My PhD research examines a suite of intertidal resource management features in Tla'amin Traditional Territory, near Powell River, British Columbia. My research focuses on intertidal resource management features (fish traps, clam gardens), and the archaeological signatures of their use (fish and shellfish remains). This research is being conducted as part of the Simon Fraser University - Tla'amin Nation Archaeological and Heritage Stewardship Program co-directed by Dana Lepofsky, John Welch (SFU), and Michelle Washington (Sliammon First Nation). For more information on the project, click here
Degrees
BA – Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University
MA – Department of Anthropology, University of Manitoba
Thesis: A View From the Shore: Interpreting Fish Trap Use in Comox Harbour Through Zooarchaeological Analysis of Fish Remains from the Q’umu?xs Village Site (DkSf-19), Comox Harbour, British Columbia/p>
Publications and Conferences
Publications
Caldwell, M. 2011 Fish Traps and Shell Middens: Examining the Role of Fish Traps in Comox Harbour, British Columbia, Canada. In The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries, edited by M.L. Moss and A. Cannon. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press. In Press.
Welch, J.R., D. Lepofsky, G. Combes, M. Caldwell, and C. Rust. 2011. Treasure Bearers: Personal Foundations For Effective Leadership In Northern Coast Salish Heritage Stewardship. Heritage and Society 1(1): In Press.
Springer, C., M. Caldwell, and N. Chalmer. 2010. Houses, Settlements and the Intertidal: Simon Fraser University 2010 Field School in Tla'amin First Nation Territory. The Midden 42(4):7-9.
Hutchings, R.M. and M. Caldwell. 2010. Marine and Maritime Archaeologies; Putting the Coast back in Coastal. The Midden 42(1-2):8.
Jackley, J., D. Lepofsky, J.R. Welch, M. Caldwell, C. Springer, M. Ritchie, C. Rust, and M. Washington. 2009. Tla'amin-SFU Archaeology Heritage Program 2009. The Midden 41(4):5-7.
Lepofsky, D., J.R. Welch, M. Caldwell, N. Chalmer, J. Jackley, S. Johnson, C. Rust, and C. Springer. 2009. Tla'amin-SFU Field School in Archaeology & Heritage Stewardship: 2009 Season Report. Unpublished report on file at the Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
Selected Conference Papers
Caldwell, M., D. Lepofsky, G. Combes, J.R. Harper, J.R. Welch, and M. Washington. 2011. Archaeological Perspectives on Northern Coast Salish Intertidal Resource Management. 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress, May 14-18, 2011, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Caldwell, M., D. Lepofsky, and M. Washington. 2011. A Regional Understanding of Northern Coast Salish Intertidal Management. 76th Annual Society for American Archaeology Meeting, March 30-April 3, 2011, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Caldwell, M. 2008. Fish Resource Use in Comox Harbour: Correlating Fish Traps and Fish Remains. Presented at the 41st Annual Conference of the Canadian Archaeological Association, May 8-11, 2008; Peterborough, ON, Canada.
Caldwell, M. 2008. Interpreting Fish Trap Use in Comox Harbour: A View from the Shore. Presented at the 61st Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference, April 23-26, 2008; Victoria, BC, Canada.
Caldwell, M. 2008. Fish traps and shell middens: Examining the role of fish traps in Comox Harbour, British Columbia, Canada. Presented at the 73rd Annual Society for American Archaeology Meeting, March 28-30, 2008; Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Caldwell, M. 2007. Fish traps, fish remains and subsistence intensification: An example from Comox Harbour, British Columbia. Presented at the 40th Annual Chacmool Conference, November 10-12, 2007; Calgary, AB, Canada.
Caldwell, M. 2007. Examining the role of fish traps on the Northwest Coast of North America. Presented at the 2007 Anthropology Physical Anthropology Linguistics and Archaeology Conference, January 26-28, 2007; Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Caldwell, M. 2006. Temporal and spatial shifts in resource acquisition patterns as seen in the fish remains at T’ukw’aa, Barkley Sound, BC. Presented at the 2006 ICAZ International Conference, August 23-28, 2006; Mexico City, Mexico.
Caldwell, M. 2006. Temporal and spatial shifts in resource acquisition patterns as seen in the fish remains at T’ukw’aa, Barkley Sound, BC. Presented at the 39th Annual Conference of the Canadian Archaeological Association, May 24-27, 2006; Toronto, ON, Canada.