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When: Thursday, March 20 at 3:30pm MST

In-Person: 2-20B Digital Scholarship Centre (2nd floor, Cameron Library)

Online: via Zoom, required

On Thursday, March 20 at 3:30 MT, join IPIA scholars Cody Hemmingsen, Sara Lefurgey, and Solène Mallet Gauthier as they discuss their diverse projects which are united by the common thread of using archaeology to draw stories of the past from the minute.

Topics will include:

• Exploring various ways that artifacts can be modelled through 2D and 3D techniques, and how those methods can help to extract vital information on the production and use of stone tools.
• Discussing the characteristics of soil containing components of past life, how they can inform us about context in death practices, and how technology can achieve this.
• Exploring, through case study examples, the many ways beetle remains can be used to discuss ancient foodways, landscapes, migrations, and health.

This will be a hybrid event; join us in person in room 2-20B of the Digital Scholarship Centre or online via Zoom (). For online attendees, registration is required.

Speakers:

Cody Hemmingsen is a first year graduate student pursuing his MA in Anthropology. He completed his undergrad with the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ after transfering from Red Deer College. Majoring in Anthropology, he earned his BA in 2022. He returned to the university in 2023 for the IPIA's field school on Historic Riverlots 23 & 24 in St. Albert. Cody’s current research centers around stone tools and related materials found in 19th Century Métis occupational contexts.

Sara Lefurgey is a first-year Master’s student born and raised in British Columbia. She spent the last five years attending the University of Toronto, completing her Honours Bachelor of Science in Forensic Anthropology. Sara joined the IPIA to research new methods in unmarked, non-invasive grave detection with Dr. Kisha Supernant. Sara is working with S4 Subterra Grey soil spectroscopy to determine the specific abilities of this new technology within forensic contexts and how unmarked graves can be located.

Solène Mallet Gauthier is a PhD candidate in anthropology at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and an IPIA scholar. Her work revolves around questions of identity, foodways, landscapes, and colonialism. Her current research focuses on the application of various methods, including archaeoentomology, to the study of late 19th century Métis foodways at overwintering (or hivernant) sites.