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

Session No. 35
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T3. Alluvial Cycles, Climate, and Human Prehistory

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Gary Huckleberry, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
ARROYO FORMATION AND FILLING IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL
WEBB, Robert H., U.S. Geological Survey, 520 N. Park Avenue, Suite 221, Tucson, AZ 85719, rhwebb@usgs.gov, rhwebb@usgs.gov
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1:55 PM
THE ROLE OF VEGETATION IN ARROYO FILLING
VINCENT, Kirk R. and FRIEDMAN, Jonathan M., United States Geol Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303-1066, kvincent28@mac.com, kvincent28@mac.com
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2:15 PM
GEOMORPHOLOGY AND ALLUVIAL HISTORY OF LATE HOLOCENE VALLEY-FILL ALLUVIUM, SOUTHERN COLORADO PLATEAU, SOUTHWEST USA
HEREFORD, Richard, US Geol Survey, 2255 N Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001-1637, rhereford@usgs.gov, rhereford@usgs.gov
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2:35 PM
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2:55 PM
LATE-HOLOCENE ARROYOS, FLOODS, AND PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT SHIFTS IN THE ZUNI SALT LAKE AREA, NEW MEXICO
HUCKLEBERRY, Gary, 3577 E. Nugget Canyon Place, Tucson, AZ 85718, ghuck10@comcast.net, ghuck10@comcast.net
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3:10 PM
LATE HOLOCENE ALLUVIAL AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF CARRIZO WASH, WEST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
ONKEN, Jill A., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, jonken@email.arizona.edu, jonken@email.arizona.edu
 
3:25 PM
Break
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3:40 PM
NEW CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC WORK ON HOLOCENE COLORADO RIVER ALLUVIUM HOSTING CULTURAL SITES IN GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK—A RECORD OF CUT-AND-FILL CYCLES OR OF INCREMENTAL FLOODING?
O'BRIEN, Gary, Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, PEDERSON, Joel, Geology, Utah State Univeristy, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, DAMP, Jonathan, Zuni Cultural Resource Enterprise, PO Box 1149, Zuni, NM 87327 and RITTENOUR, Tammy, Department of Geology and Luminescence Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, gobrien@cc.usu.edu, gobrien@cc.usu.edu
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3:55 PM
THE AGE OF SOIL FORMATION ON HOLOCENE TERRACE DEPOSITS IN HOP VALLEY, ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH
FOOS, Annabelle, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, afoos@uakron.edu, afoos@uakron.edu
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4:10 PM
TWO COMPLEMENTARY LATE PALEOINDIAN SITES BURIED IN LAMINATED SILT 9050 14C YR BP ALONG ASH HOLLOW DRAW, WESTERN NEBRASKA
MAY, David W.1, HILL, Matthew G.2, RAPSON, David J.2, THELER, James L.3, SEMKEN, Holmes A.4 and JOHNSON, William C.5, (1)Department of Geography, University of Northern Iowa, 205 Innovative Teaching and Technology Center, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0406, (2)Department of Anthropology, Iowa State University, 324 Curtiss Hall, Ames, IA 50011-1050, (3)Department of Sociology and Archaeology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 437G Carl Wimberly Hall, La Crosse, WI 54601, (4)Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, (5)Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, 420 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, Dave.May@uni.edu, Dave.May@uni.edu
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4:25 PM
LATE-QUATERNARY LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION AND GEOARCHAEOLOGY OF THE COTTONWOOD RIVER BASIN, FLINT HILLS, KANSAS
BEETON, Jared M., Department of Biology and Earth Sciences, Adams State College, 208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, CO 81102 and MANDEL, Rolfe D., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047-3724, jmbeeton@adams.edu, jmbeeton@adams.edu
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4:40 PM
CUT-FILL-DRAPE: UNRAVELLING THE HOLOCENE ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS OF ONION CREEK, AUSTIN TEXAS
FREDERICK, Charles D., Dept. of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, chasuz@toast.net, chasuz@toast.net
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