Megan C. Hagseth, Ph.D.
Research that explores identity and agency.
I study human and animal interactions through analysis of the archaeological record. These relationships can be fantastic tools for discovering new aspects of the human experience, especially concerning themes like identity and agency.
Research Interests
Human-animal interactions in seafaring communities, identity, agency & habitus, marine artifact conservation, zooarchaeology, pedagogy
Registrations
Registered Professional Archaeologist 4547
AAUS Scientific Diver
Education
Ph.D., Anthropology, Texas A&M University
M.A., Anthropology, Texas A&M University
B.A., Archaeology, University of Evansville
Skills
Terrestrial LiDAR
Marine Artifact Conservation
Photogrammetry
3D Modeling
Total Station
ArcGIS
ArcMap
Agisoft Metashape
Krita
Still & Moving Image Conservation
Hyperspectral Analysis
Artifact Illustration (traditional & digital)
Artifact Photography
Public Speaking
Exhibit Design
Active Learning
Universal Course Design
Remote Teaching
Work Experience
Uluburun Research Project, Texas A&M University
Position: Research Assistant
Anthropology Department, Texas A&M University
Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant
Anthropology Department, Texas A&M University
Position: Graduate Research Assistant
Anthropology Department, Texas A&M University
Position: Instructor of Record
Anthropology Department, Texas A&M University
Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant
Anthropology Department, Texas A&M University
Position: Graduate Research Assistant
Anthropology Department, Blinn College
Position: Instructor of Record
Institute of Nautical Archaeology
Position: Archivist
Houston Downtown Aquarium
Position: Scientific Diver and Diving Educator
Archaeology Experience
Agency in Legacy Collections: Roman Oil Lamp Study, United States
Position: Co-Director/Co-Principle Investigator
Turtles & Maritime Networks of Trade Project, Georgetown, Cayman Islands
Position: Director/Principle Investigator
Shelburne Shipyard Steamboat Graveyard Research Project, Shelburne, Vermont
Position: Project Team Member
2014
Uluburun Research Project, Turkey
Position: Research Assistant, Ceramics
2013
Burgaz Harbors Research Project, Eskı Datça, Turkey
Position: Project Team Member
2012
Jezreel Expedition, Tel Jezreel, Israel
Position: Project Team Member
Tin City Veteran Housing Excavation, Evansville, Indiana
Position: Student Project Team Member
Slobodna Survey Project, Key Largo, Florida
Position: Student Project Team Member
Rio Bravo Archeological Survey Project Field School, Rio Bravo, Belize
Position: Student Project Team Member
Publications
2022. "Photogrammetry as an Access Tool: A Case Study of Small Collections From the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science." Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals 0,0. https://doi.org/10.1177/15501906221129340.
2020. “Turtleizing”Mariners–The Trans-Atlantic Trade & Consumption of Large Testudines in the 16th-19th Centuries. Ph.D. diss., Texas A&M University.
2018. “Seadogs and their Parrots: The Reality of Pretty Polly.” Mariner’s Mirror 104:2, 135-152.
2015. Nilotic Livestock Transport in Ancient Egypt. M.A. thesis, Texas A&M University.
Conference Papers & Presentations
2022 Digital Libraries Federation Annual Meeting, October 9-12
Workshop presenter "Photogrammetry 3D Modeling," using the opensource software Meshroom.
2020 Society of Historical Archaeology Annual Meeting, Jan. 8-11
Co-Chair for Symposium “Innovative Approaches to Finding Agency in Objects”
2020 Society of Historical Archaeology Annual Meeting, Jan. 8-11
“The Turtlers of Early 18th Century Grand Cayman”
2019 North American Society for Oceanic History, May 15-18
"The Sailor's Souppot: Testudines and the Maritime Community"
2017 SHA Annual Conference 2017, January 4-8
“Marine Turtle Consumption at the 17th Century Site of Port Royal, Jamaica”
2017 The Society of Early Americanists Tenth Biennial Conference, March 2-4
“The Turtle-Eaters: Gluttony & Rebellion in the 18th Century”
2015 SHA Annual Conference 2015, January 6-11
“Seadogs and Their Parrots: The Reality of Pretty Polly”
2014 Archaeological Institute of America 115th Annual Meeting, January 2-5
“The Transportation of Cattle by Sea and Its Implications for Early Island Colonization”
2012 Miami University 11th Annual Undergraduate Conference in Classics, March 16-17
“Ancient Rome: Promiscuity as a Defining Marker for Social Status”
2010 IEW, University of Evansville, January 15-20
“Excavations at the Classic Maya Commoner Site Chawak But’o’ob”