Uncovering Coexistence: Exploring 17th Century Indigenous and Colonial Interactions in the Great Bay Region
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Megan C. L. Howey, University of New Hampshire archaeologist and Director of the Center for the Humanities, discusses her experience running an archaeological research program focused on the 17th century in Great Bay. Her insights will illuminate a fascinating set of sites that provide evidence of how Indigenous Peoples and colonial English settlers coexisted, with a particular focus on their interactions through trade. Don't miss this opportunity to delve into the rich and complex history of the Great Bay region through the lens of groundbreaking archaeological research.
About Megan C. L. Howey:
Meghan C.L. Howey is an anthropological archaeologist specializing in landscape archaeology and interdisciplinary approaches to deep-time coupled human-natural systems. She received her B.A. (2000) from the University of Delaware and her M.A. (2002) and Ph.D. (2006) from the University of Michigan. She has conducted research in North America, Europe, and East Africa. One of her major research projects has focused on Native American regional organization in the Northern Great Lakes region in the period preceding European Contact. She has explored how local communities construed and used ceremonial monument centers to facilitate economic, social, and ideological interaction in this period. She also examines the critical role of food storage during this period as well. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis, ethnohistoric research, and collaboration with local tribal communities enhance her research. Her theoretical and methodological interests include landscape theory, the Anthropocene, geospatial analysis, ritual practices, and early colonialism. Dr. Howey is currently the James H. Hayes and Claire Short Hayes Professor of the Humanities and her project is “A Deep Time, Multi-Archive Narrative of the Anthropocene in the Great Bay”. In this capacity, she is the Director of the Great Bay Archaeological Survey (GBAS), a community-engaged and interdisciplinary archaeology program.