David W. Black

Biography

Dr. David Black taught archaeology at UNB for 25 years, and has conducted archaeological research in the Canadian Maritimes for 35 years. He was Professor of Archaeology from 2001 to 2016, and served as Chair of the Department of Anthropology from 2003 to 2007. Subsequently, he was involved in developing the Archaeology Interdepartmental Program, and archaeological teaching and research labs at UNB. Dr. Black’s academic interests include prehistoric archaeology, geoarchaeology, structural and stratigraphic analyses of coastal shell-bearing sites, zooarchaeology and the human ecology of hunter-gatherers adapted to marine shorelines. His master’s and doctoral research projects involved excavations of coastal sites on islands in the Quoddy Region, the traditional territory of the Peskotomuhkatiyik (the Passamaquoddy people). He has been involved in archaeology projects on the Grand Manan Archipelago, and on Deer Island, the Letang Islands, the Bliss Islands and the mainland shores of the Quoddy Region. In addition to his research on pre-contact sites in the Quoddy Region, Dr. Black excavated an early Loyalist period historic site — the homestead of Lieutenant Samuel Bliss and family — on the Bliss Islands.

Research Interest

Anthropology