2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 159
Tuesday, 24 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T6. Geoarchaeology of Prehistoric Earthworks

GSA Archaeological Geology Division

 

Rolfe D. Mandel and E. Arthur Bettis III, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
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1:30 PM
MISSISSIPPIAN MOUND GEOARCHAEOLOGY AT THE PRATHER SITE IN THE CENTRAL OHIO RIVER VALLEY
STAFFORD, C. Russell, Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, MUNSON, Cheryl Ann, Anthropology, Indiana University, Archaeology, Rm. 190, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47408 and MCCULLOUGH, Robert G., Anthropology, Indiana University Purdue University Ft Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, 46805, anstff@isugw.indstate.edu, anstff@isugw.indstate.edu
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1:45 PM
GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF AN OHIO HOPEWELL EARTHWORK
LYNOTT, Mark, Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service, Federal Building, Room 474, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508 and MANDEL, Rolfe, Department of Geography, Univeristy of Kansas, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, mark_lynott@nps.gov, mark_lynott@nps.gov
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2:00 PM
GEOMORPHOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF SLUMPS ON MONKS MOUND, U.S.A
HAJIC, Edwin R., Quaternary Studies Center, Illinois State Museum, 1011 E. Ash St, Springfield, IL 62703, e.hajic@comcast.net, e.hajic@comcast.net
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2:15 PM
GEOARCHAEOLOGY OF MOUND A AT POVERTY POINT
KIDDER, Tristram and ARCO, Lee J., Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, CB 1114, One Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, trkidder@wustl.edu, trkidder@wustl.edu
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2:30 PM
THE GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF MOUND A, SHILOH INDIAN MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE
SHERWOOD, Sarah C., Anthropology, University of Tennessee, 252 S. Stadium Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, scs@utk.edu, scs@utk.edu
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2:45 PM
GEOARCHAEOLOGY OF WATSON BRAKE: MIDDLE ARCHAIC EARTHWORKS IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
SAUNDERS, Joe W., Geosciences, University of Louisiana - Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209 and MANDEL, Rolfe D., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047-3724, saunders@ulm.edu, saunders@ulm.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
MOVERS OF EARTH: CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF PREHISTORIC CANAL SYSTEMS IN ARIZONA
HUCKLEBERRY, Gary, 3577 E. Nugget Canyon Place, Tucson, AZ 85718, ghuck10@comcast.net, ghuck10@comcast.net
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3:30 PM
EROSION EVOLUTION IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS DERIVED FROM THE STUDY OF PRE-COLUMBIAN AGRICULTURAL TERRACES IN SOUTHERN PERU
LONDONO, Ana Cristina, Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, ML0013, Cincinnati, OH 45221, ana_cristinal@hotmail.com, ana_cristinal@hotmail.com
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3:45 PM
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF A MEDIEVAL CASTLE AND OUTER BAILEY (WALHAIN, BELGIUM)
WOODS, William I.1, YOUNG, Bailey2, VERSLYPE, Laurent3, HUDSON, Paul F.4, LEROY, Ines3, DEFGNEE, An3 and MEYER, Donald W.5, (1)University of Kansas, Department of Geography, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Eastern Illinois University, Department of History, Charleston, IL 61920, (3)Centre de Recherches d’Archéologie Nationale, 3, avenue du Marathon, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, (4)Univesity of Texas at Austin, Department of Geography and the Environment, Austin, TX 78712-1098, (5)Rock River Laboratory, Inc, 710 Commerce Dr, Watertown, WI 53094, wwoods@ku.edu, wwoods@ku.edu
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4:00 PM
THE GEOLOGY OF COWPENS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD
BOLAND, Irene B., Deptartment of Chemistry, Physics, and Geology, Winthrop Univ, Rock Hill, SC 29733, bolandi@winthrop.edu, bolandi@winthrop.edu
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4:15 PM
ORGANIC CARBON LOSS AND CHANGES IN δ13C VALUES AS EVIDENCE OF FIRE AT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
WERTS, Scott, NRC, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 21113 and JAHREN, A. Hope, Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Road, POST 701, Honolulu, HI 96822, spw1@nrc.gov, spw1@nrc.gov
 
4:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
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