2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 7
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T2. Sourcing Techniques in Archaeology

GSA Archaeological Geology Division

 

Mostafa Fayek and Sharon K. Hull, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
STABLE ISOTOPE COMPOSITION OF LAND SNAILS FROM AN ~8KA B.P. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN EASTERN ALGERIA
FABER, Meredith L.1, YAPP, Crayton J.1 and LUBELL, David2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75205, (2)Department of Anthropology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, mfaber@smu.edu, mfaber@smu.edu
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8:20 AM
RECENT STABLE ISOTOPE STUDIES OF THE MOUNT PENTELIKON AND PARIAN WHITE MARBLE QUARRIES: A CALL FOR RIGOROUS GEOLOGIC FIELD WORK IN MARBLE PROVENANCE STUDIES
PIKE, Scott, Earth and Enviromental Sciences, Willamette University, 900 State Street, Salem, OR 97301, spike@willamette.edu, spike@willamette.edu
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8:35 AM
CHERT SOURCING USING SIMS ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY FROM SOUTHERN BAFFIN ISLAND, CANADA
MILNE, S. Brooke, Department of Anthropology, University of Manitoba, 435 Fletcher Argue Building, Winnipeg, MB R3T5V5, Canada, FAYEK, Mostafa, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Univ. New Mexico/Univ. Manitoba, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC01 1050, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 and HAMILTON, Anne, Department of Anthropology, University of Manitoba, Fletcher Argue Building, Winnipeg, MB R3T5V5, Canada, mfayek@unm.edu, mfayek@unm.edu
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8:50 AM
ADVANCES IN TURQUOISE SOURCING
HULL, Sharon, Geological Sciences/Anthropology, University of Manitoba, 240 Wallace Bldg, 125 Dysart Rd, Winnipeg, MB R3T2N2, Canada, FAYEK, Mostafa, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Univ. New Mexico/Univ. Manitoba, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC01 1050, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 and MATHIEN, Joan, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Univ. New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC01 1050, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, umhulls@cc.umanitoba.ca, umhulls@cc.umanitoba.ca
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9:05 AM
LEAD AND STRONTIUM ISOTOPES AS TRACERS OF TURQUOISE
THIBODEAU, Alyson M., Department of Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013, RUIZ, Joaquin, Dean, College of Science, University of Arizona, PO BOX 210077, 1040 E. 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077 and CHESLEY, John T., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, 1040 E. 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, alyson.thibodeau@gmail.com, alyson.thibodeau@gmail.com
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9:20 AM
TRACING SOURCES OF POTTERY FROM A LATE BRONZE AGE SITE HALA SULTAN TEKKE, SOUTH-EAST CYPRUS USING LEAD ISOTOPES AND ELEMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY
RENSON, Virginie1, COENAERTS, Jan2, NYS, Karin2, MATTIELLI, Nadine3 and CLAEYS, Philippe4, (1)Department of Geology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium, (2)Department of Art Sciences and Archeology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium, (3)Laboratoire G-Time, Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 160/02, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, Brussels, 1050, Belgium, (4)Analytical, Environmental and Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium, vrenson@vub.ac.be, vrenson@vub.ac.be
 
9:35 AM
Break
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9:50 AM
ARCHAEOLOGICAL PETROLOGY, X-RAY FLUORESCENCE AND OBSIDIAN PROVENANCE STUDIES IN A 21ST CENTURY ARCHAEOLOGY
SHACKLEY, M. Steven, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 232 Kroeber Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3710, shackley@berkeley.edu, shackley@berkeley.edu
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10:10 AM
AN EVALUATION OF PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE FOR ARTIFACT SOURCING IN THE FIELD: CAN A HANDHELD DEVICE DIFFERENTIATE ANATOLIAN OBSIDIAN SOURCES?
FRAHM, Ellery, Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 108 Pillsbury Hall, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, frah0010@umn.edu, frah0010@umn.edu
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10:25 AM
SOME APPLICATIONS OF LA-TOF-ICP-MS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROVENANCE STUDIES
NEFF, Hector, Anthropology/IIRMES, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CO 90840, hneff@csulb.edu, hneff@csulb.edu
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10:45 AM
ENIGMA OF A LEAD TOOTH: COMPOSITION OF LEAD ITEMS FROM THE HISTORIC PHASE OF THE EATON SITE
ENGELBRECHT, William, Anthropology, Buffalo State College, Classroom Building B 107, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 and BERGSLIEN, Elisa, Earth Sciences and Science Education, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave, 271 Science Building, Buffalo, NY 14222, ENGELBWE@BuffaloState.edu, ENGELBWE@BuffaloState.edu
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11:00 AM
SOURCING VOLCANIC MILLSTONES FROM GRECO-ROMAN SITES IN ALBANIA
GERKE, Tammie L.1, STOCKER, Sharon R.2, DAVIS, Jack L.2, MAYNARD, J. Barry3 and DIETSCH, Craig1, (1)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 0013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, (2)Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210226, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0226, (3)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, erebus95@fuse.net, erebus95@fuse.net
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11:15 AM
COMPARING IRON AGE SOFTSTONE ARTIFACTS WITH SAMPLES FROM ANCIENT QUARRIES IN THE SEMAIL OPHIOLITE, SOUTHEAST ARABIA: XRD MINERALOGY AND ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES BY ICP-MS
RUGE, Zoe1, BARBER, Don1 and MAGEE, Peter2, (1)Geology Department, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Ave, Park Sci Bldg, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, (2)Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899, dbarber@brynmawr.edu, dbarber@brynmawr.edu
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11:30 AM
SPECTROSCOPIC GEO-SOURCING OF LAPIS LAZULI USED IN ARTISTS' PIGMENT PRODUCTION
KLINSHAW II, Robert, J., Earth Science, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222, SMITH, Gregory Dale, Art Conservation, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, 14222 and BERGSLIEN, Elisa T., Earth Science, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, robracer99@hotmail.com, robracer99@hotmail.com
 
11:45 AM
Concluding Remarks
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