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Olivier Pilette

UGA Arch

I am a doctoral student specializing in anthropological archaeology, focusing on the socio-cultural interactions and complexities of ancient populations in eastern North America. 

Since 2019, I have worked in diverse archaeological contexts in the province of Québec, ranging from multi-component prehistoric sites to major institutional historical buildings and cemetery contexts. I am also on the board of the Québec Association of Archaeologists. 

For my master’s degree in archaeology, I conducted a comparative macroscopic analysis of lithic raw materials from 79 archaeological sites in the Ottawa River Valley, the Laurentians, and Upper Mauricie regions. This research aimed to explore the social aspects of mobility among hunter-gatherer communities in the southern Laurentians region within the drainages of the Lièvre, Rouge, and Petite Nation rivers. 

For my PhD project, I focus on the complex relationships between late Woodland and early historic mobile boreal groups and sedentary societies from southern Ontario and Québec provinces. My research combines relational thinking, network science, and social theory to explore interactions among objects, environments, and people. Committed to creative methodologies, I seek to challenge traditional categorical perspectives of culture and provide a more nuanced understanding of the socio-cultural landscapes of northeastern North America.

Research Interests:
  • Anthropological archaeology
  • Archaeology of eastern North America
  • Social and cultural interactions
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