A Propitious Influence: Mary Beaudry’s Contributions to Historical and Contemporary Archaeology in the Caribbean
Author(s): Krysta Ryzewski
Year: 2022
Summary
This is an abstract from the session entitled "“Historical Archaeology with Canon on the Side, Please”: In Honor of Mary C. Beaudry (1950-2020)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Mary Beaudry never promoted herself as an island archaeologist, but throughout the course of her accomplished career she conducted or participated on research projects on several islands, including in the Boston Harbor, the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, and Nevis and Montserrat in the Caribbean. Although her involvement in Caribbean archaeology is not well-represented by her publication record, she was a major influence in shaping the scope and outcomes of several projects in the region. In this presentation I reflect upon Beaudry’s unsung contributions to Caribbean archaeology, paying special attention to her research and her legacy on Montserrat. I will discuss historical and contemporary archaeological sites documented by the Survey and Landscape Archaeology on Montserrat project, which I co-direct, and how she contributed to their investigations and interpretations.
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A Propitious Influence: Mary Beaudry’s Contributions to Historical and Contemporary Archaeology in the Caribbean. Krysta Ryzewski. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Philadelphia, PA. 2022 ( tDAR id: 469282)
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