2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 66
Monday, 23 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T5. Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Records of Natural and Human—Induced Disasters

GSA Archaeological Geology Division

 

Tina M. Niemi, Suzanne Leroy and L. Mark Raab, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
EVIDENCE FOR A LOCAL IMPACT EVENT DURING MIDDLE STONE AGE OCCUPATION, DAKHLEH OASIS, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT
SMITH, Jennifer R., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington Univ in St Louis, Campus Box 1169, One Brookings Drive, St Louis, MO 63130, KLEINDIENST, Maxine R., Department of Anthropology, Univ of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada, CHURCHER, Charles S., Department of Zoology, Univ of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada, SCHWARCZ, Henry, School of Geography and Geology, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON L8S4M1, Canada, HALDEMANN, Albert F.C., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 183-301, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, OSINSKI, Gordon, Space Sciences, Canadian Space Agency, 6767 Route de l’Aeroport, Saint-Hubert, QC J3Y 8Y9, Canada and KIENIEWICZ, Johanna M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St Louis, Campus Box 1169, One Brookings Drive, St Louis, MO 63130, jensmith@levee.wustl.edu, jensmith@levee.wustl.edu
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8:20 AM
HUMAN ADAPTATION TO THE 11TH CENTURY ERUPTION OF SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO, NORTHERN ARIZONA
MAY, Elizabeth M., Anthropology, University of Arizona, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, 105c W. Stadium, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, SHEPPARD, Paul R., Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, 105 W. Stadium, Tucson, AZ 85719, ELSON, Mark D., Desert Archaeology, Inc, 3975 N. Tucson Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716, ORT, Michael H., Environmental Sciences, Northern Arizona Univ, P.O. Box 5694, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 and ANDERSON, Kirk C., Bilby Research Center, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 85716, emmay@email.arizona.edu, emmay@email.arizona.edu
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8:35 AM
ENHANCING THE RECORD OF VOLCANIC ASH-FALL EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND FOR PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
GEHRELS, Maria J.1, NEWNHAM, Rewi M.1, LOWE, David J.2 and HALL, Valerie A.3, (1)School of Geography, The University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, Bag 3105, New Zealand, (3)School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen's University, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom, maria.gehrels@plymouth.ac.uk, maria.gehrels@plymouth.ac.uk
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8:50 AM
THE “GREEN ZONE” AKKADIAN PALACE AT TELL LEILAN, EARLY BRONZE AGE COLLAPSE, AND TEPHROCHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY AT THE 4.2 KA BP ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE
WEISS, Harvey, Anthropology and Environmental Studies Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, harvey.weiss@yale.edu, harvey.weiss@yale.edu
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9:10 AM
CATASTROPHE ON COASTAL CRETE - MODELING TSUNAMI FROM THE MINOAN ERUPTION OF SANTORINI
MCCOY, Floyd W., Natural Sciences, Univ of Hawaii-Windward, 45-720 Kea'ahala Rd, Kaneohe, HI 96744, NOVIKOVA, T., Wiener Laboratory, American School of Classical Studies, Athens, 106 76, Greece and PAPADOPOULOS, G., Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 11 810, Greece, fmccoy@hawaii.edu, fmccoy@hawaii.edu
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9:30 AM
IDENTIFYING TSUNAMI DEPOSITS USING SHELL TAPHONOMY
DONATO, Simon1, REINHARDT, Eduard1, ROTHAUS, Richard2 and BOYCE, Joseph1, (1)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, (2)Saint Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Avenue South, Saint Cloud, MN 56301-4498, donatosv@mcmaster.ca, donatosv@mcmaster.ca
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
THE TSUNAMI OF DECEMBER 13, 115 A.D. AND THE DESTRUCTION OF HEROD THE GREAT'S HARBOR AT CAESAREA MARITIMA, ISRAEL
REINHARDT, Eduard G.1, GOODMAN, Beverly N.2, BOYCE, Joe3, LOPEZ, Gloria1, VAN HENGSTUM, Peter1, RINK, W.J.4 and MART, Yossi5, (1)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, (2)Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa, Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, P.O. Box 469 Coral Beach, Eilat, 88103, Israel, (3)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, (4)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada, (5)Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, 31905, Israel, ereinhar@mcmaster.ca, ereinhar@mcmaster.ca
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10:15 AM
A 2ND CENTURY EARTHQUAKE AT THE TIME OF THE ROMAN ANNEXATION OF NABATAEA?
NIEMI, Tina M., Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Flarsheim Hall 420, Kansas City, MO 64110, THOMAS, Ross, Department of Archaeology, Univ of Southampton, Centre for Maritime Archaeology, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 7BJ and PARKER, S. Thomas, Department of History, North Carolina State Univ, Box 8108, Raleigh, NC 27695, niemit@umkc.edu, niemit@umkc.edu
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10:30 AM
ANNUAL-RESOLUTION PALYNOLOGICAL ANALYSES OF TWO EARTHQUAKE EVENTS IN THE DEAD SEA: 31 BC AND AD 363 AND THEIR IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE
LEROY, S.A.G., Geography and Earth Sciences, Brunel University, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, United Kingdom and MARCO, Shmuel, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel, suzanne.leroy@brunel.ac.uk, suzanne.leroy@brunel.ac.uk
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10:50 AM
QUASI-ANNUAL-RESOLUTION PALYNOLOGICAL ANALYSES OF EARTHQUAKE EVENTS IN LAKE SAPANCA (NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT) TURKEY) OVER THE LAST DECADES, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LAST 2000 YEARS
LEROY, S.A.G., SCHWAB, Markus, WERNER, Petra and MCGEE, Eddie, geography and Earth Sciences, brunel University, kingston lane, uxbridge, ub8 3ph, United Kingdom, Suzanne.leroy@brunel.ac.uk, Suzanne.leroy@brunel.ac.uk
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11:05 AM
THE EFFECT OF THE 1886 CHARLESTON EARTHQUAKE ON WOOD-FRAMED HOUSES
LEVINE, Norman1, DOYLE, Briget C.1, JAUME, Steven1 and ANDERSON, Eric2, (1)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424, (2)NOAA Coastal Services Center, 2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405-2413, levinen@cofc.edu, levinen@cofc.edu
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11:20 AM
LATE HOLOCENE CLIMATIC CRISIS AND WARFARE IN COASTAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
RAAB, Mark, Geociences Department, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO 64110, raabl@umkc.edu, raabl@umkc.edu
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11:35 AM
A MEGA-FIRE HYPOTHESIS FOR LATEST PLEISTOCENE PALEO-ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ON THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS, CALIFORNIA
PINTER, Nicholas, Geology Dept, Southern Illinois Univ, 1259 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-4324 and ANDERSON, R. Scott, Environmental Programs, School of Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, npinter@geo.siu.edu, npinter@geo.siu.edu
 
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
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