School of Social Science

Dr Glenys McGowan

Honours Convenor & Lecturer
School of Social Science
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Researcher biography

Dr Glenys McGowan is a Lecturer in Archaeology in the School of Social Science. Glenys' teaching focus is on forensic archaeology, bioarchaeology, historical archaeology, and archaeological science. She researches site conditions and human behaviours that cause the deterioration or preservation of human remains and personal effects in forensic and archaeological contexts. Glenys has expertise in the microscopic analysis of manufactured materials, including textiles, pottery, mortars, and metals. She is a recipient of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Teaching Excellence for undergraduate teaching, and also supervises Masters and PhD students. Glenys is currently the Honours Coordinator for the School of Social Science.

Publications

Journal Articles (8)
Theses (2)

Journal Articles

McGowan, Glenys, Hoffstaedter, Gerhard and Creese, Jennifer (2022). Object based learning in the social sciences: three approaches to haptic knowledge making. Teaching Anthropology, 11 (2), 97-107. doi: 10.22582/ta.v11i2.657
Prangnell, Jonathan and McGowan, Glenys (2020). Identifying a burns victim 150 years after death. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 25 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10761-020-00542-y
McGowan, Glenys and Prangnell, Jonathan (2015). A method for calculating soil pressure overlying human burials. Journal of Archaeological Science, 53, 12-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.09.016
Prangnell, Jonathan and McGowan, Glenys (2013). Economy and respectability: textiles from the north Brisbane burial ground. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 17 (3), 487-519. doi: 10.1007/s10761-013-0231-4
McGowan, Glenys and Prangnell, Jonathan (2011). Nineteenth-century buttons from the North Brisbane Burial Ground. Australasian Historical Archaeology, 29, 13-22.
Prangnell, Jonathan and McGowan, Glenys (2009). Soil temperature calculation for burial site analysis. Forensic Science International, 191 (1-3), 104-109. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.07.002
McGowan, Glenys and Prangnell, Jonathan (2009). 'The Truth Will Out': Recycling of Packing Timber to Construct a Nineteenth Century Australian Coffin. Australian Archaeology, 68 (1), 56-58. doi: 10.1080/03122417.2009.11681891
McGowan, Glenys and Prangnell, Jonathan (2006). The significance of vivianite in archaeological settings. Geoarchaeology, 21 (1), 93-111. doi: 10.1002/gea.20090

Theses

McGowan, Glenys (2007). DETERIORATION OF HUMAN REMAINS AND ARTEFACTS IN THE CEMETERY ENVIRONMENT: A Study of Archaeological Materials Excavated from the Nineteenth Century North Brisbane Burial Ground, Lang Park, Queensland.. PhD Thesis, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland.
Glenys (Glenys Evelyn) McGowan (1991). The mineralogy and geochemistry of the Mica Creek pegmatites, Mount Isa, Northwest Queensland. Honours Thesis, School of Physical Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/279295

Areas of research

Archaeology