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

Session No. 23
Sunday, 18 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
E146 (Oregon Convention Center)

T131. Ancient Coastal and Subsea Sites: New Findings and Problems

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; Smithsonian Institution

 

Jean-Daniel Stanley and Daniel F. Belknap, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
GEOLOGIC PRESERVATION POTENTIAL OF COASTAL AND SUBMERGED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
BELKNAP, Daniel F., Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790, belknap@maine.edu, belknap@maine.edu
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8:20 AM
FIELD RECOGNITION AND REMOTE SENSING OF AN ANCIENT CHANNEL OF THE PELUSIAC NILE, EGYPT
MOSHIER, Stephen O.1, FELKER, Benjamin1 and GAYED, Bahaa2, (1)Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187, (2)Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority, 3 Salah Salem Rd, Abbasiya, Cairo, 11517, Egypt, stephen.o.moshier@wheaton.edu, stephen.o.moshier@wheaton.edu
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8:35 AM
LOCATING THE ANCIENT AVARIS HARBOR NEAR THE PELUSIAC BRANCH IN THE EASTERN NILE DELTA
TRONCHÈRE, Hervé1, SALOMON, Ferreol2, SCHMITT, Laurent2, GOIRAN, J.-Ph.1, CALLOT, Yann1, PREUSSER, Frank3 and CAVERO, Julien4, (1)CNRS, UMR 5133 Archéorient, 7 rue Raulin, Lyon, 69007, France, (2)UMR 5600, 18 rue Chevreul, Lyon, 69007, France, (3)Bern Universitat, Baltzerstrasse 1-3, Bern, CH-3012, Switzerland, (4)CNRS, UMR 5133 Archéorient, 7 rue Raulin, Lyon, France, ferreol.salomon@laposte.net, ferreol.salomon@laposte.net
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8:50 AM
SEDIMENTARY RECORD OF THE TOMBOLO-HEPTASTADIUM OF ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
GOIRAN, J.-Ph., CNRS, UMR 5133 Archéorient, 7 rue Raulin, Lyon, 69007, France, TORAB, M., Department of Geography, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt, CARBONEL, P., CNRS, UMR5805 Environnements et paléoenvironnements océaniques, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Bordeaux, Avenue des facultés, Talence, 33 405, France and OBERLIN, Chr., CNRS, Laboratoire de Datation par le Radiocarbone, Villeurbanne, Lyon, 69000, France, jean-philippe.goiran@mom.fr, jean-philippe.goiran@mom.fr
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9:05 AM
PALYNOLOGIC EVIDENCE FOR PRE-PTOLEMAIC SETTLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
BERNHARDT, Christopher, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192 and STANLEY, Jean-Daniel, Paleobiology, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution, Room E-205 NMNH, MRC-121, Constitution Avenue and 10th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20013-7012, cbernhardt@usgs.gov, cbernhardt@usgs.gov
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9:20 AM
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MARINE TRANSGRESSION ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA
LOWERY, Darrin L., Department of Anthropology/Department of Geology, Smithsonian Institution/University of Delaware, 8949 High Banks Drive, Easton, MD 21601, darrin@udel.edu, darrin@udel.edu
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9:35 AM
MULTIPLE PHASES IN THE MARINE TRANSGRESSION OF COASTAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN MAINE AND DELAWARE
LEACH, Peter A., John Milner Associates, Inc, 535 North Church Street, West Chester, PA 19380, CHADWICK, William J., John Milner Associates, Inc, 535 North Church St, West Chester, PA 19380 and BELKNAP, Daniel F., Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790, pleach@johnmilnerassociates.com, pleach@johnmilnerassociates.com
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
SUBMERGENCE OF GREEK COASTAL SITES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: MORE THAN JUST RISING SEA LEVEL
STANLEY, Jean-Daniel and GEOARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM TEAM, The, Paleobiology, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution, Room E-205 NMNH, MRC-121, Constitution Avenue and 10th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20013-7012, stanleyd@si.edu, stanleyd@si.edu
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10:20 AM
MAPPING ANCIENT LANDSCAPES AND HUNTING SITES BENEATH LAKE HURON
O'SHEA, John M., Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, MEADOWS, Guy A., Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, REYNOLDS, Robert G., Computer Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202 and EUSTICE, Ryan M., Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, joshea@umich.edu, joshea@umich.edu
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10:35 AM
GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS ON THE INNER-CONTINENTAL SHELF OF THE FLORIDA GULF OF MEXICO
ADOVASIO, J.M. and HEMMINGS, C. Andrew, Anthropology, Mercyhurst College, 501 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16546, hemmings@mail.utexas.edu, hemmings@mail.utexas.edu
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10:50 AM
TESTING FOR SUBMERGED PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF, NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO, USA
EVANS, Amanda M. and KEITH, Matthew, Tesla Offshore, LLC, 36499 Perkins Rd, Prairieville, LA 70769, evansa@teslaoffshore.com, evansa@teslaoffshore.com
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11:05 AM
THEORY AND METHOD FOR LOCATING LATE PLEISTOCENE-AGED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ALONG OREGON'S COAST
DAVIS, Loren, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvalis, OR 97331 and JENEVEIN, Steve, Warm Springs Geo Visions, 4430 UPPER DRY CREEK RD P.O. BOX 460, Warm Springs, OR 97761, loren.davis@oregonstate.edu, loren.davis@oregonstate.edu
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11:20 AM
EARLY POSTGLACIAL BIOGEOGRAPHY, SUBMERGED LANDSCAPES AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL, SAN JUAN ISLANDS AND SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND, NORTHWEST NORTH AMERICA
WILSON, Michael C., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Douglas College, P.O. Box 2503, New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2, Canada, wilsonmi@douglascollege.ca, wilsonmi@douglascollege.ca
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11:35 AM
STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IN RAISED SEA CAVES, BRITISH COLUMBIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE HUMAN COASTAL MIGRATION HYPOTHESIS
WARD, Brent C., Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada and WILSON, Michael C., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Douglas College, P.O. Box 2503, New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2, Canada, bcward@sfu.ca, bcward@sfu.ca
 
11:50 AM
Discussion
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