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What shells reveal: archaeology, Indigenous knowledge & coastal stewardship with Dr. Meghan Burchell
What can shell middens reveal about Indigenous knowledge, coastal communities, and life thousands of years ago?
Dr. Meghan Burchell, an Associate Professor of Archaeology at Memorial University, explains how the growth patterns and chemistry of shells can offer clues about past harvesting practices and changing coastal environments.
She discusses her work with Tsleil-Waututh Nation in Burrard Inlet in British Columbia where community priorities help shape the research. The conversation explores how anthropologists question assumptions about past societies and how archaeological science can…
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