Rocky Mountain - 55th Annual Meeting (May 7-9, 2003)

Session No. 14
Friday, 9 May 2003: 8:30 AM-11:15 AM

S3. Relationships of Physical Systems to Archaeological Records and Prehistoric Cultures in the Four Corners Area

 

Kenneth E. Kolm and Mary L. Gillam, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:40 AM
CHACO CANYON’S ANOMALOUS GEOMORPHIC AND CULTURAL HISTORIES—POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS
FORCE, Eric R., Dept. Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and VIVIAN, R. Gwinn, Arizona State Museum, Tucson, AZ 85721, ejforce@aol.com, ejforce@aol.com
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8:55 AM
WATERSHED-SCALE HYDROGEOLOGIC ANALYSIS AND PALEOHYDROLOGIC MODELING OF PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENTS IN THE CANYON OF THE ANCIENTS REGION, SOUTHWEST COLORADO: A HIERARCHICAL APPROACH USING GEOLOGY, HYDROLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY, AND MATHEMATICAL MODELING
KOLM, Kenneth E., Anthropology (1), Washington State Univ (1) and Argonne National Lab, 200 Union Blvd. Suite 530, Lakewood, CO 80228 and SMITH, Schaun M., (1) Anthropology; (2) Geology and Geological Engineering, Washington State U.(1), Colorado School of Mines(2), and B.B.&L, Inc, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Suite 350, Golden, CO 80401-3190, kkolm@mines.edu, kkolm@mines.edu
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9:10 AM
VADOSE ZONE HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES AND TRADITIONAL DRYLAND FARMING TECHNOLOGY ON THE HOPI INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA
DOMINGUEZ, Steven, Anthropology, Washington State Univ c/o BB&L, INC, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Suite 350, Golden, CO 80401-3191 and KOLM, Kenneth E., Anthropology (1), Washington State Univ (1) and Argonne National Lab, 200 Union Blvd. Suite 530, Lakewood, CO 80228, drsdomingz@aol.com, drsdomingz@aol.com
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9:25 AM
GEOARCHAEOLOGY ON RIDGES BASIN
ANDERSON, Kirk C., Quaternary Sciences, Northern Arizona University, box 6013, Flagataff, AZ 86011, kirk.anderson@nau.edu, kirk.anderson@nau.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
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9:55 AM
PRELIMINARY SOURCING FOR OBSIDIAN DEBITAGE ASSOCIATED WITH EVIDENCE FOR METALLURGICAL ACTIVITY IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA
SIMMONS, E. Craig, Department of Chemistry & Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, AGGEN, Kerry L., EBERHART, Mark E. and FRAIKOR, Fred F., csimmons@mines.edu, csimmons@mines.edu
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10:10 AM
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS OF PETRIFIED WOOD SAMPLES
CASIAS, Timothy W., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 419 Lookout View Drive, Golden, CO 80401, KLEEBE, Hans J., FRAIKOR, Frederick J. and SIMMONS, E. Craig, tcasias@mines.edu, tcasias@mines.edu
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10:25 AM
FLAKED LITHIC MATERIAL SOURCES IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO
GERHARDT, Kimberlee Miskell, Consulting Geologist, 35 Michael Way, Durango, CO 81301, kd@obii.net, kd@obii.net
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10:40 AM
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND PALEOCLIMATIC INTERPRETATIONS OF PALEOSPRING DEPOSITS, SOUTHERN KAIBITO PLATEAU, NAVAJO NATION, ARIZONA
CYR, Howard J., Quaternary Sciences Program, Northern Arizona Univ, 311 W. Elm Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, hjc2@dana.ucc.nau.edu, hjc2@dana.ucc.nau.edu
 
10:55 AM
Discussion
 
11:10 AM
Concluding Remarks
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