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2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 126
Tuesday, 24 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T3. Reconstructing Landscape Contexts of Human Occupation Surrounding Wetlands

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Catherine H. Yansa and Andrea K.L. Freeman, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
GROUNDWATER-FED WETLANDS HAS A RELIABLE WATER SOURCE FOR HUMANS IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ASHLEY, Gail M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, OWEN, R. Bernhart, Dept of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China, PARK, Lisa E., Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, The University of Akron, 252 Buchtel Commons, Crouse Hall, Akron, OH 44325-4101, GOMAN, Michelle F., Dept. of Earth and Atmos. Sci, Cornell Univ, Ithaca, NY 14853, DRIESE, Steven G., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354 and HOVER, Victoria C., Department of Geology, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, P.O. Box 44530, Lafayette, LA 70504, gmashley@rci.rutgers.edu, gmashley@rci.rutgers.edu
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8:35 AM
THE TRACE ELEMENT BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF AFRICAN CARNIVORANS: THE RATIO OF STRONTIUM TO BARIUM AS AN INDICATOR OF WETLAND RESOURCE EXPLOITATION
SHABEL, Alan B., Department of Integrative Biology, University of California at Berkeley, 3060 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, shabel@berkeley.edu, shabel@berkeley.edu
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8:50 AM
PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION OF A MID-PLEISTOCENE PLUVIAL ENVIRONMENT, DAKHLEH OASIS, WESTERN DESERT EGYPT
KIENIEWICZ, Johanna M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St Louis, Campus Box 1169, One Brookings Dr, St Louis, MO 63130, 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, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada and CHURCHER, Charles S., Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada, kieniewicz@levee.wustl.edu, kieniewicz@levee.wustl.edu
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9:05 AM
LATE QUATERNARY WETLAND DEPOSITS IN WADI HASA, JORDAN, AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION
WINER, Emily R.1, RECH, Jason A.1 and COINMAN, Nancy R.2, (1)Geology, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, (2)Anthropology, Iowa State University, 324 Curtiss, Ames, IA 50011, winerer@muohio.edu, winerer@muohio.edu
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9:20 AM
RECONSTRUCTION OF AN ACTIVE MARGIN COASTAL WETLAND FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE TO THE PRESENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR A COASTAL MIGRATION INTO THE NEW WORLD
PUNKE, Michele L., Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc, 2632 S.E. 162nd Ave, Portland, OR 97218, punkem@gmail.com, punkem@gmail.com
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9:35 AM
LAKE-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AT THE END OF THE PLEISTOCENE IN THE LAHONTAN BASIN, NEVADA, AS A CONTROL ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PALEOINDIAN SITES
ADAMS, Kenneth D., Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, GOEBEL, Ted, Dept. of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 and GRAF, Kelly, Department of Anthropology, Univ of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, kadams@dri.edu, kadams@dri.edu
 
9:55 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
MULTIPLE PALEOINDIAN OCCUPATIONS OF A WETLAND ENVIRONMENT IN DOOR PENINSULA, WISCONSIN: HUMAN ADAPTIVE RESPONSES TO LAKE-LEVEL CHANGES
YANSA, Catherine H.1, OVERSTREET, David F.2, KOLB, Michael F.3 and CLARK Jr, James A.2, (1)Department of Geography, Michigan State University, 227 Geography Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1117, (2)Archaeological Research Center, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201, (3)Strata Morph Geoexploration, 1648 Calico Ct, Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1027, yansa@msu.edu, yansa@msu.edu
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10:25 AM
FLOOD PLAIN EVOLUTION, WETLAND DEVELOPMENT AND PLANT CULTIVATION IN THE SAGINAW BAY REGION OF MICHIGAN: EVIDENCE FOR CONTINUITY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DOMESTICATED CUCURBITA PEPO FROM THE LATE ARCHAIC THROUGH MIDDLE WOODLAND PERIODS
MONAGHAN, G. William, Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana Univ, 423 North Fess Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405 and LOVIS, William, Department of Anthropology and MSU Museum, Michigan State University, 354 Baker Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, gmonagha@indiana.edu, gmonagha@indiana.edu
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10:40 AM
PALEOLIMNOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR EARLY FORMATIVE OCCUPATION OF THE RÍO VERDE VALLEY, OAXACA, MEXICO
GOMAN, Michelle1, PASCHYN, Larissa Ivanna1, JOYCE, Arthur2 and MUELLER, Raymond3, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, 2122 Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (2)Department of Anthropology, Univ of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Department of Environmental Studies, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ NJ 08240, mg254@cornell.edu, mg254@cornell.edu
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11:00 AM
HIGH RESOLUTION ANALYSES OF SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS, STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE VALUES, AND MICROFOSSILS IN LATE HOLOCENE SEDIMENTS FROM LAGUNA CASTILLA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LANE, Chad S.1, HORN, Sally P.1, MORA, Claudia I.2 and ORVIS, Kenneth H.1, (1)Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0925, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, clane6@utk.edu, clane6@utk.edu
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11:15 AM
TECTONIC AND STRUCTURAL CONTROLS OF PREHISTORIC CHERT QUARRIES AND ASSOCIATED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE COMPLEXES
LAPORTA Jr, Philip C., LaPorta and Associates, L.L.C., Geological Consultants, 5 First Street #73, Warwick, NY 10990 and BREWER, Margaret C., Department of Natural Sciences, LaPorta and Associates, L.L.C. and SUNY Purchase, P.O. Box 596, Warwick, NY 10990, plaporta@laportageol.com, plaporta@laportageol.com
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11:30 AM
SEDIMENTARY RECORDS OF HUMAN-INDUCED LANDSCAPE CHANGE AT NEAR-STREAM AND BACKSWAMP LOCATIONS, SOUTH GEORGIA
HYATT, James A., Environmental Earth Science Department, Eastern Connecticut State Univ, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, IVESTER, Andrew H., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118-3100 and GILBERT, Robert, Geography, Queen's University, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Room D201, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, hyattj@easternct.edu, hyattj@easternct.edu
 
11:45 AM
Concluding Remarks
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