2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 167
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
E146 (Oregon Convention Center)

T155. Geochemical Geoarchaeology: Artifacts and Contexts

GSA Archaeological Geology Division

 

Katherine A. Adelsberger and Cynthia M. Fadem, Advocates
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8:00 AM
MERCURY AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING IN ANCIENT PERU
BROOKS, William E.1, SCHWORBEL, Gabriela2 and CASTILLO, Luis Enrique2, (1)12102 Stirrup Rd, Reston, VA 20191-2104, (2)Metals, Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Antropologia, Lima, Peru, webgeology@aim.com, webgeology@aim.com
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8:15 AM
IRON-RICH DEPOSITS FROM EXTINCT SPRINGS: FORMATION, MODERN ANALOGS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE
ADELSBERGER, Katherine A., Environmental Studies, Knox College, 2 East South St, Galesburg, IL 61401 and SMITH, Jennifer R., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University, 1 Brookings Dr, Campus Box 1169, St Louis, MO 63130, kadelsbe@knox.edu, kadelsbe@knox.edu
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8:30 AM
THE ELECTRON MICROPROBE AS A TOOL FOR THE RAPID AND MINIMALLY DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS OF VARISCITE ARTIFACTS
AINSWORTH, Peter1, BAXTER, Jon2, NELSON, Stephen T.3, ZOLLINGER, Tyler3 and DORAIS, Michael J.3, (1)US Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake Field Office, 2370 South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, (2)Bighorn Archaeology, 1791 North 280 West, Orem, UT 84057, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S-389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, stn@geology.byu.edu, stn@geology.byu.edu
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8:45 AM
GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSTCLASSIC MAYA RITUAL POTTERY
CECIL, Leslie G., Social and Cultural Analysis, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O. Box 13047 SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, cecillg@sfasu.edu, cecillg@sfasu.edu
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9:05 AM
GEOARCHAEOLOGY OF EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE, TARACO ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT, BOLIVIA
GOODMAN-ELGAR, Melissa, BETTENCOURT, Nichole and FORTIN, Louis William, Anthropology, Washington State University, PO Box 644910, Pullman, WA 99164, mage@wsu.edu, mage@wsu.edu
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9:35 AM
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9:20 AM
Break
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9:50 AM
STABLE ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES OF ENDOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL SPORES AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES: APPLICATIONS TO ARCHAEOLOGY
WERTS, Scott P.1, YANKECH Jr, John2, KERRIGAN, Julia3 and WHITE, Henry M.2, (1)Chemistry, Physics and Geology, Winthrop University, 213A Sims Hall, Rock Hill, SC 29733, (2)Chemistry, Physics and Geology, Winthrop University, 101 Sims Hall, Rock Hill, SC 29733, (3)Entomology, Soils, & Plant Sciences, Clemson University, 113 Long Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, wertss@winthrop.edu, wertss@winthrop.edu
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10:05 AM
AUTHIGENIC CLAY MINERALS IN GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL SETTINGS: OVERVIEW AND EXAMPLE FROM THE PLEISTOCENE OLORGESAILIE FORMATION, KENYA
DEOCAMPO, Daniel, Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, PO Box 4105, Atlanta, GA 30302, POTTS, Richard, Human Origins Program, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, NHB 112, Washington, DC 20560-0112 and BEHRENSMEYER, Anna K., Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, NHB-121, Washington, DC 20013-7012, deocampo@gsu.edu, deocampo@gsu.edu
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10:25 AM
X-RAY NEAR EDGE SPECTROSCOPY (XANES) AS A TOOL FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOOLSTONE
ROBERTSON, Elizabeth C., Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Saskatchewan, Archaeology Building, 55 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B1, Canada and BLYTH, Robert, Canadian Light Source, 101 Perimeter Road, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada, liz.robertson@usask.ca, liz.robertson@usask.ca
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10:40 AM
GEOCHEMICAL SOLUTIONS FOR GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN THE LOWER SALMON RIVER CANYON, IDAHO
DAVIS, Loren, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvalis, OR 97331, NYERS, Alex, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, 238 Waldo Hall, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvalis, OR 97331, HENRICKSON, Celeste, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 232 Kroeber Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-37 and MACFARLAN, Shane, Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, College Hall 150, PO Box 644910, Pullman, WA 99164-4910, loren.davis@oregonstate.edu, loren.davis@oregonstate.edu
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11:00 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY OF STONE TOOL SOURCES ON HAWAII ISLAND AS DETERMINED BY EDXRF
LUNDBLAD, Steven P., Geology, Univ. of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 W. Kawili St, UH-Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, MILLS, Peter R., Anthropology, Univ. of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 W. Kawili St, UH-Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, MONIZ-NAKAMURA, Jadelyn, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, P.O. Box 52, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718 and OXLEY, Mark, Anthropology, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, slundbla@hawaii.edu, slundbla@hawaii.edu
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11:15 AM
RESOURCE PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES OF AN ELYMIAN POLITY (MONTE POLIZZO) WESTERN SICILY: AN INVESTIGATION OF CLAY AND INDIGENOUS CERAMICS
HEINZEL, Chad1, MONTANA, Giuseppe2 and POLITO, Anna Maria2, (1)Earth Science, The University of Northern Iowa, Latham Hall, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, (2)Chemistry, University of Palermo, Palermo, na, Italy, chad.heinzel@uni.edu, chad.heinzel@uni.edu
 
11:30 AM
Discussion
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