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Martin Gallivan is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the College of William & Mary, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a BS from Georgetown University (1990), an MA (1995) and PhD (1999) from the University of Virginia. His research focuses on the archaeology and cultural history of Native societies in the Chesapeake, emphasizing pre- and post-colonial interactions. Central to his work is the Werowocomoco Research Group's excavations at the Powhatan political center of Werowocomoco, which examines colonial encounters through a Native perspective, integrating tribal collaborations and landscape analyses.
His research also includes the Chickahominy River Survey, exploring Native sites with the Chickahominy Tribe, and the Virginia Archaeobotanical Database project, addressing precontact horticultural practices. Gallivan teaches courses such as Archaeology of Colonial Encounter, Archaeological Field Methods, and Quantitative Research Methods in Anthropology.
- Research Themes: Native resistance to colonialism, cultural landscapes, Algonquian cosmology, and deep historical anthropology.
- Awards: Sutlive Prize and Lecture.
His work challenges Eurocentric narratives by centering Indigenous agency, analyzing spatial practices, and reconstructing the political and ritual significance of Werowocomoco long before English colonization.
