Kathleen LeBlanc
Email: kgleblan@sfu.ca
M.A.: Simon Fraser University, 2011
B.A. (Hons): Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009
Supervisor: Dr. David Burley
Research Areas: Ethnoarchaeology, Oceanic prehistory, ceramic analysis, design analysis
Ph.D. Research:
My research consists of an ethnoarchaeological analysis of textile design in Oceania as a means of inferring social interaction in the prehistoric past through relational analogy. Specifically, I will analyze the Lapita design system, the use of which spans 3000 years. Lapita designs are found on the earliest ceramics in the region and are used today for barkcloth decoration. Structural analysis of the design system and subsequent inter- and intra-site comparison of similarity/dissimilarity will illuminate cultural transmission processes and interaction in the present. This information will then be used to infer processes of social interaction in the prehistoric Oceania past.
M.A. Thesis: Ceramic Ethnoarchaeology in Fiji: The Role of Social Processes in Ceramic Diversity.
Link to thesis:
https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/thesis/etd6674
Conference Presentations:
2011 (LeBlanc, Kathleen) Ceramic Ethnoarchaeology in Kadavu, Fiji: Attribute Variation within a Single Ceramic Vessel Template. 2011 Lapita Pacific Archaeology Conference. Pacific Archaeology: Documenting the Past 50,000 Years to the Present. Apia, Samoa.
2011 (LeBlanc, Kathleen) Ceramic Ethnoarchaeology in Fiji [Poster Presentation]. Seventy-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Sacramento, California.