2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)
Session No. 262 Wednesday, 21 October 2009
9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Oregon Convention Center: Hall A

T157. Obsidian from Magma to Artifact: Geological and Archaeological Perspectives (Posters) (GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Geochemical Society)

Authors will be present from 4 to 6 PM
 Paper #Booth #
262-1397TESTING THE SIZE DIMENSION LIMITATION OF PORTABLE XRF INSTRUMENTATION FOR OBSIDIAN PROVENANCE: NAZAROFF, Adam, Anthropology, Stanford University, Department of Anthropology, Main Quad, Building 50, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, nazaroff@stanford.edu and SHACKLEY, M. Steven, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 232 Kroeber Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3710
262-2398A TWELVE THOUSAND YEAR HISTORY OF OBSIDIAN PROSPECTING IN EASTERN BERINGIA: RASIC, Jeffrey T.1, HOULETTE, Christopher2, SLOBODINA, Natalia3, REUTHER, Joshua4, FLOREY, Victoria2, and SPEAKMAN, Robert J.5, (1) Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, National Park Service, 4175 Geist Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709, Jeff_Rasic@nps.gov, (2) Archaeology Department, University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (3) Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Box 353100, Seattle, WA 98195, (4) School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, 1009 E. South Campus Drive, Tucson, AZ 85721, (5) Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746
262-3399BEYOND PRETTY COLORS: TECHNOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL QUALITIES OF OREGON OBSIDIANS FOR ANCIENT STONE TOOL PRODUCTION: OZBUN, Terry L., Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc, 2632 SE 162nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97236, terry@ainw.com
262-4400COMPARING MAGNETIC PROPERTIES AND GEOCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS OF OBSIDIAN: JOHNSON, Charissa, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, joh04605@umn.edu, FEINBERG, Joshua M., Institute for Rock Magnetism, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, and FRAHM, Ellery, Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 108 Pillsbury Hall, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
262-5401OBSIDIAN WATER, OBSIDIAN HYDRATION: INVESTIGATING VARIATION IN THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF JEMEZ RHYOLITIC GLASSES: STEFFEN, Anastasia, Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, and Valles Caldera National Preserve, PO Box 359, Jemez Springs, NM 87025, asteffen@vallescaldera.gov

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