Conference Program and Abstracts 47th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Archaeological Association St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador Canada April 29-May 2, 2015 Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland About the CAA The Canadian Archaeological Association (CAA) was founded in 1968. Membership includes professional, avocational and student archaeologists, as well as individuals of the general public of any country, who are interested in furthering the objectives of the Association. The objectives of the CAA are as follows: To promote the increase and the dissemination of archaeological knowledge in Canada; To promote active discourse and cooperation among archaeological societies and agencies and encourage archaeological research and conservation efforts; To foster cooperative endeavours with aboriginal groups and agencies concerned with First Peoples' heritage of Canada; To serve as the national association capable of promoting activities advantageous to archaeology and discouraging activities detrimental to archaeology; To publish archaeological literature, and; To stimulate the interest of the general public in archaeology. CAA Executive: Lisa Rankin, President Adrian Burke, Vice-President Joanne Braaten, Secretary-Treasurer William Ross, Past President CAA Editors and Committee Members: Gary Coupland, CJA Editor-in-Chief Dave Norris, Web Editor Gary Warrick, Book Review Editor Karen Ryan, CAA Newsletter Editor Cheryl Takahashi, Webmaster Leigh Syms, Public Advocacy Committee Eldon Yellowhorn, Aboriginal Heritage Committee Eric Guiry, Student’s Committee Jack Brink, Membership Committee Jennifer Campbell, Heritage and Legislation Policy Committee The 2015 Conference was made possible by: Amanda Crompton, Lisa Rankin, Meghan Burchell, Peter Ramsden, Vince Walsh, Barry Gaulton, Chelsee Arbour, Bryn Tapper, Maria Lear, Donna Teasdale, Adrian Morrison, Tim Rast, Lori White, Catherine Jalbert, Arthur Clausnitzer, Jr., Catherine Hawkins, Asta Rand, Latonia Hartery, Robyn Fleming, Anatolijs Venovcevs, Annique Jones-Doyle, Frédéric Dussault, Megan Bower, Simon Newcombe, Lori Temple, Lynda Keefe, Liam McKenna, Steve Mills, Jochen Körner, Latonia Hartery, Amelia Fay, the Department of Archaeology at Memorial University, the CAA Executive and Committee Members, the Polar Archaeology Network (PAN), the Newfoundland and Labrador Archaeological Society (NLAS), Memorial University Graduate and Undergraduate Archaeology students and MUNARCH (Memorial University Archaeology Student Society). 1 Contents About the CAA ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Conference and Event Locations ................................................................................................................. 3 Conference Venue Map ................................................................................................................................. 5 Boardroom Locations ................................................................................................................................ 6 Registration and General Information ........................................................................................................ 7 Conference Badges ..................................................................................................................................... 7 CAA Membership ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Instructions for Presenters and Session Chairs...................................................................................... 7 Student Travel Grants ............................................................................................................................... 8 Conference at a Glance .................................................................................................................................. 9 Daily Schedule, in Brief ........................................................................................................................... 14 Conference Social Events ........................................................................................................................ 17 Conference Tours ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Workshops and Public Lectures ............................................................................................................ 20 Annual General Meetings ....................................................................................................................... 23 Bookroom and Silent Auction ................................................................................................................ 23 Sessions at a Glance ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Sessions in Detail .......................................................................................................................................... 27 Thursday, April 30 Sessions ................................................................................................................... 27 Friday, May 1 Sessions ............................................................................................................................ 35 Saturday, May 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 43 Session Abstracts .......................................................................................................................................... 54 Paper Abstracts ............................................................................................................................................. 60 Poster Abstracts .......................................................................................................................................... 125 Acknowledgements and Sponsors .......................................................................................................... 133 Notes ............................................................................................................................................................ 143 2 Conference and Event Locations Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland Conference Venue, Conference Hotel, Opening Reception, and Banquet 15 Cavendish Square, St. Johns. Phone: (709) 726-4980 Big Ben’s Pub Reunion event, Tuesday April 28 55 Rowan St, (Churchill Square), St John's. Phone: (709) 753-8212 Yellowbelly Brewery and Public House Traditional Ale and Music Night, Thursday April 30 288 Water St., Phone: (709) 757-3784 Queen’s College, Dept. of Archaeology, Memorial University Conservation Workshop, Wednesday April 28 Queen’s College Open House, Friday, May 1 210 Prince Philip Dr., Phone: (709) 864-8869 Rooms Provincial Museum and Newman’s Wine Vaults Workshop/Tour starting at the Rooms Museum and ending at the Newman’s Wine Vaults Sunday May 3 The Rooms Provincial Museum, 9 Bonaventure Ave., Phone: (709) 757-8000 Student Anti-Banquet 190 Cumberland Crescent. Saturday, May 2 (walking not recommended). Short (ca. $18) taxi ride from Sheraton Hotel. 3 4 Conference Venue Map Upper Floor 5 Lower floor Boardroom Locations The boardrooms used for pre-conference meetings and workshops are not shown on these maps. The Columbus Suite is on the first floor of the hotel The Amherst Boardroom is on the sixth floor of the hotel The Confederation Boardroom is on the seventh floor of the hotel 6 Registration and General Information The Registration Desk will be set up in the lobby on the main floor of the Sheraton Hotel. Attendees who have registered in advance can pick up their registration package from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm on Wednesday, April 29. Those who have not registered in advance can do so on-site at the registration desk, but please note that Registration Desk staff can only accept cash or cheques. The Registration Desk will be open Wednesday, April 29 (4:00-6:30 pm), Thursday April 30 (9:00am-5:00pm), and Friday, May 1 (9:00am- 5:00pm). US currency will be accepted at par. Please note that the Sheraton Hotel has a bank machine in the lobby. Conference Badges Conference registration badges must be worn to attend all events during the conference. Delegates are asked to wear their badges at all times. Those who have registered for the pre-conference workshops and tours (Conservation workshop, GIS workshop, Signal Hill tour, and Colony of Avalon tour) on April 28 and 29 will not need to present their registration badges at these events. CAA Membership Delegates can renew their membership at the Registration Desk with cash or cheque. Conference presenters are required to be CAA members. Delegates who are not presenting at the conference do not have to become CAA members. Instructions for Presenters and Session Chairs Instructions for Paper Presenters Paper presenters are allotted a maximum of 20 minutes in which to present papers. There will be a PC laptop and projector in each session room with a USB port, loaded with MS PowerPoint. Please arrive at your session 20 minutes ahead of time, in the break before your session is scheduled to start to upload your PowerPoint presentation from a USB stick. Presentations should be saved as PowerPoint files. Mac users should save PowerPoint