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2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 63
Monday, 3 November 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

P6. The Paleoenvironmental and Paleoclimatic Framework of Human Evolution

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM—Society for Sedimentary Geology

 

Gail M. Ashley and Craig S. Feibel, Conveners
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
CLIMATE CHANGES DURING HOMINID EVOLUTION
RUDDIMAN, William F., Environmental Sciences, Univ of Virginia, Clark Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903, wfr5c@virginia.edu, wfr5c@virginia.edu
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8:30 AM
THE RECORD OF HUMAN EVOLUTION: AN OVERVIEW
WOOD, Bernard, Anthropology, George Washington Univ, 2110 G St NW, Washington, DC 20052, bwood@gwu.edu, bwood@gwu.edu
 
9:00 AM
Discussion
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9:15 AM
STABLE ISOTOPE RECORD OF CLIMATE AND ECOLOGIC CHANGE IN THE TURKANA BASIN
CERLING, Thure E., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 135 S. 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, HARRIS, John M., George C. Page Museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 and LEAKEY, Meave G., National Museums of Kenya, PO Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya, tcerling@mines.utah.edu, tcerling@mines.utah.edu
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9:30 AM
HIGH SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTION PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS FROM PALEOSOLS OF KENYA AND ETHIOPIA
WYNN, Jonathan Guy, Research School of Earth Sciences, the Australian National University, Bldg 61 Mills Rd, Canberra, 0200, jonathan.wynn@anu.edu.au, jonathan.wynn@anu.edu.au
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9:45 AM
PLIO-PLEISTOCENE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND HOMINID DIETARY NICHES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
LEE-THORP, Julia, Archaeology, Faculty of Sci, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, jlt@science.uct.ac.za, jlt@science.uct.ac.za
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10:00 AM
HOMINIDS AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS: THE VIEW FROM THE TUGEN HILLS, KENYA
HILL, Andrew, Department of Anthropology, Yale Univ, Box 208277, New Haven, CT 06520, DEINO, Alan, Berkeley Geochronology Ctr, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709 and KINGSTON, John, Department of Anthropology, Emory Univ, 1557 Pierce Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, andrew.hill@yale.edu, andrew.hill@yale.edu
 
10:15 AM
Break
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10:30 AM
THE IMPORTANCE OF SPRINGS AND WETLANDS IN REDUCING “WATER STRESS” IN HOMINIDS DURING ARID PERIODS
ASHLEY, Gail M., Geological Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066, gmashley@rci.rutgers.edu, gmashley@rci.rutgers.edu
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10:45 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON THE FIRST WAVE OUT-OF-AFRICA: EVIDENCE FROM DMANISI IN THE GEORGIAN CAUCASUS
LORDKIPANIDZE, David O., Geology and Paleontology, Georgian State Museum, 3 Purtseladze St, Tblisi, 380007 and FERRING, Reid C., Department of Geography, Univ of North Texas, P.O. Box 305279, Denton, TX 76203-5279, geonathist@ip.osgf.ge, geonathist@ip.osgf.ge
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11:00 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS OF EARLY PLEISTOCENE HUMAN EVOLUTION IN EAST ASIA
POTTS, Richard, Human Origins Program, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, NHB 112, Washington, DC 20560-0112, pottsr@si.edu, pottsr@si.edu
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11:15 AM
EARLY HUMAN EVOLUTION IN THE AMERICAS: TIMING, GEOLOGY, AND ECOLOGY
DIXON, E. James, Museum, Anthropolgoy and INSTAAR, Univ of Colorardo at Boulder, 450 UCB, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, jdixon@colorado.edu, jdixon@colorado.edu
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11:30 AM
TERRESTRIAL SYSTEM RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CHANGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR HOMININ EVOLUTION
FEIBEL, Craig S., Anthropology and Geological Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 131 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1414, feibel@rci.rutgers.edu, feibel@rci.rutgers.edu
 
11:45 AM
Concluding Remarks
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