Dr. Carly Whelan
Certificate in Cultural Resource Mgmt Co-Coordinator, NEIC Director, ARCH Lab Director
- Email: cwhelan2@csuchico.edu
- Phone: 530-898-4540
- Location: PLMS 101
Curriculum Vitae: Carly Whelan (PDF)
Education
B.A., 2006, University of Texas at Austin
M.A., 2010, University of California, Davis
Ph.D., 2016, University of California, Davis
Research Interests
My research examines the pre-contact lifeways of the people of California. This dynamic region was densely populated and linguistically diverse, with an economy based entirely on wild plant and animal foods. I study the change in the subsistence economies, settlement patterns, and exchange networks of the central and northern Sierra Nevada, with an interest in the role that women played in shaping these systems. My research employs economic modeling, experimental archaeology, lithic artifact analysis, and raw material sourcing.
Much of my current research revolves around the study of acorn storage economies. I am establishing field sites in the Sierra Nevada foothills to examine shifts in storage practices over time. In addition, I serve as Faculty Coordinator of the Northeast Information Center (NEIC), which houses the records for over 40,000 archaeological sites in northeast California.
Courses Taught
ANTH 112 Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 302 Archaeology
ANTH 362W California Indians (W)
ANTH 424 California Archaeology and Prehistory
ANTH 428 Experimental Archaeology
ANTH 482 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
ANTH 484 Archaeological Site Surveying
ANTH 480 Advanced Field Archaeology
ANTH 602 Seminar in Archaeology
Selected Publications
Whelan, Carly S. (2020) Acorn Storage in California: Modeling the Effect of Decay Rates on Storage Strategies. In Cowboy Ecology: Essays in Honor of R. L. Bettinger, edited by Michael Delacourte, Terry L. Jones, and Roshanne S. Bakhtiary, pp. 29-46. Center for Archaeological Research at Davis Publication No. 19. Davis, California.