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

Session No. 71
Sunday, 18 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
E146 (Oregon Convention Center)

T153. Geoarchaeology and Late Quaternary Landscapes of North American River Valleys

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Todd Grote and Lara Homsey, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:55 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF FLUVIAL SURFACES IN ARID CANYONS OF SW NEVADA AND THEIR AFFECT ON CULTURAL SITE PRESERVATION
DICKERSON, Robert P., S.M. Stoller Corp, 105 Technology Drive, Suite 190, Broomfield, CO 80021, rdickerson@stoller.com, rdickerson@stoller.com
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2:10 PM
Withdrawn
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2:25 PM
HOLOCENE-AGED LOESS DEPOSITS IN THE UPLANDS OF THE PORTLAND BASIN
PUNKE, Michele, Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc, 2632 SE 162nd Ave, Portland, OR 97236 and BURNS, Scott, Department of Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, michele@ainw.com, michele@ainw.com
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2:40 PM
NEEDLES IN THE HAY STACK; THE SEARCH FOR EARLY-MIDDLE HOLOCENE AGE DEPOSITS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ALONG THE OLDMAN RIVER
CYR, Howard, Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary, Earth Sciences, Room 806, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada, hcyr@ucalgary.ca, hcyr@ucalgary.ca
 
2:55 PM
Break
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3:10 PM
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: WHERE IS THE BEST AREA IN A LARGE ALLUVIAL VALLEY TO STUDY SITE SELECTION OVER LONG TIME SPANS?
GUCCIONE, Margaret J., Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, OZAR-113, Fayetteville, AR 72701, guccione@uark.edu, guccione@uark.edu
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3:30 PM
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF HOLOCENE OCCUPATIONS IN ALUVIAL AND COLLUVIAL LANDSCAPES OF THE SALT RIVER VALLEY REGION, MISSOURI, USA: A GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY
SCHOLL, Nathan C., AMEC Earth & Environmental, 1612 Lancashire Ct, Indianapolis, IN 46260, SIMPSON, Duane, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Louisville, KY 40299 and ARTZ, Joe Alan, Earthview Environmental, LLC, 310 Second Street, Coralville, IA 522411, orthehills@hotmail.com, orthehills@hotmail.com
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3:45 PM
LANDSCAPE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SETTLEMENT PATTERNING IN THE BLACK BOTTOM OF THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
GARDNER, Rebecca Lee, Geosciences, Murray State University, 104 Wilson Hall, Murray, KY 42071 and HOMSEY, Lara, Department of Geosciences, Murray State University, 200C Wilson Hall, Murray, KY 42071, rebecca.gardner@murraystate.edu, rebecca.gardner@murraystate.edu
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4:00 PM
LATE QUATERNARY STRATIGRAPHY OF THE UPPER OHIO-ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN: A DEVELOPING FRAMEWORK FOR GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
GROTE, Todd, Department of Geology, Allegheny College, 520 North Main Street, Meadville, PA 16335, ROBINSON, R., Cultural Resources Section, Michael Baker Jr., Inc, 100 Airside Dr, Moon Township, PA 15108, SCHANEY, M., U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Huntington District, 502 Eighth St, Huntington, WV 25701, STRAFFIN, Eric C., Department of Geosciences, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA 16444 and MYERS, A., Appalachian Archaeological Consultants, 1194 Galusha Rd, Brockway, PA 15824, tgrote@allegheny.edu, tgrote@allegheny.edu
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4:15 PM
GEOARCHAEOLOGY AT LEETSDALE: RECONSTRUCTING PREHISTORIC LANDSCAPES OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY
SCHULDENREIN, Joseph, Geoarcheology Rsch Associates, 92 Main Street, Suite 207, Yonkers, NY 10701, geoarch@aol.com, geoarch@aol.com
 
4:35 PM
Discussion
 
4:45 PM
Concluding Remarks
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