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

Session No. 242
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall A (Oregon Convention Center)

Archaeological Geology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 4 to 6 PM.

 

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NANOSCALE MICROSTRUCTURE AND MINERALOGY OF A GREEK VASE: CHARACTERIZATION OF BLACK AND RED GLOSS USING FIB/STEM, ESEM/EDS AND ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS
DOEHNE, Eric, The Getty Conservation Institute, 1200 Getty Center Dr. Ste 700, Los Angeles, CA 90049, BUXBAUM, A., FEI Company, 5350 NE Dawson Creek Dr, Hillsboro, OR 97124 and WALTON, Marc, Science, The Getty Conservation Institute, 1200 Getty Center Dr. Ste 700, Los Angeles, CA 90049, EDoehne@getty.edu, EDoehne@getty.edu
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HIGH- RESOLUTION TEPHROSTRATIGRAPHY OF BED II, OLDUVAI GORGE: RECONSTRUCTING LANDSCAPES AT THE OLDOWAN-ACHEULEAN TRANSITION
MCHENRY, Lindsay J., Geosciences, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211, lmchenry@uwm.edu, lmchenry@uwm.edu
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USING GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR TO LOCATE NINETEENTH CENTURY GRAVES
BURCH, Katrina, Geosciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 11305 E 47th St, Kansas City, MO 64133, kmbxrf@umkc.edu, kmbxrf@umkc.edu
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GEOMORPHOLOGY, CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY AND GEOARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LOWER BIG FORK RIVER VALLEY, NORTHERN MINNESOTA
HILL, Christopher L., Graduate College, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725 and RAPP, George, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, 1114 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812, chill2@boisestate.edu, chill2@boisestate.edu
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LATE QUATERNARY ENVIRONMENTS IN SOUTHERN SIBERIA: LANDSCAPE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE BAIKALO-PATOM UPLAND
INESHIN, Evgenii M.1, VIN'KOVSKAIA, Oksana P.2, KULAGINA, Natalia3, POLOTSKAYA, Lidia1, KUZNETSOV, Oleg V.4, TETEN'KIN, Alexy V.1, KHARINSKII, Artur V.1, ANDERSON, David G.5, ZIKER, John6 and HILL, Christopher L.6, (1)Irkutsk State Technical University, Irkutsk, 664074, Russia, (2)Government Agricultural Academy, Irkutsk, 664038, Russia, (3)Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia, (4)State University of Chita, Chita City, 672000, Russia, (5)University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3QY, United Kingdom, (6)Anthropology, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, chill2@boisestate.edu, chill2@boisestate.edu
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TREE-RING DATING OF HISTORICAL STRUCTURES IN OHIO AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AUGHENBAUGH, Kelly1, MENNETT, Colin1, WEISENBERG, Nick2 and WILES, Gregory1, (1)Geology, The College of Wooster, 1189 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691, (2)Christian & Son Inc, 15022 Gearhart Rd, Burbank, OH 44214, kaughenbaugh10@wooster.edu, kaughenbaugh10@wooster.edu
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SATELLITE IMAGERY DISCOVERY OF HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT HORN-SHAPED STONE CONSTRUCTIONS AND THEIR PROBABLE SYMBOLIC SIGNIFICANCE TO NEOLITHIC CATTLE PASTORALISTS OF THE MALI REPUBLIC, NIGER REPUBLIC, AND SOUTHERN ALGERIA
BOWN, Thomas M., Anthropology, Colorado State University at Fort Collins, B219 Andrew G. Clark Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1787 and NICHOLS, Kimberly A., Biological Sciences Initiative, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, KANprimate@aol.com, KANprimate@aol.com
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NEW RECORD OF HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT KRAAL-LIKE STONE CIRCLES IN SOUTHERN ALGERIA, AND THEIR CULTURAL AND TEMPORAL IMPLICATIONS FOR NEOLITHIC CATTLE PASTORALISM IN WEST AFRICA
NICHOLS, Kimberly A., Biological Sciences Initiative, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 and BOWN, Thomas M., Anthropology, Colorado State University at Fort Collins, B219 Andrew G. Clark Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1787, KANprimate@aol.com, KANprimate@aol.com
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STRATIGRAPHY OF THE TOBA SUPER-VOLCANIC EVENT IN THE SON VALLEY, INDIA, AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR UPPER PALAEOLITHIC HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
GATTI, Emma, Geography, University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College, Sidney Street, Cambridge, CB2 3HU, United Kingdom, eg322@cam.ac.uk, eg322@cam.ac.uk
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EVALUATING CAVATE DETERIORATION AT BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT THROUGH GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
RIGGINS, Annelise M.1, SMITH, April2, MEYER, Lauren3, DENNISON, Shannon4, MERKEL, Stephen4, RAMOS, Frank C.2 and MCMILLAN, N.J.2, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Box 30001, MSC 3AB, Las Cruces, NM 88003, (3)Vanishing Treasures Program, Bandelier National Monument, 15 Entrance Road, Los Alamos, NM 87544, (4)Bandelier National Monument, 15 Entrance Road, Los Alamos, NM 87544, anneliseriggins@gmail.com, anneliseriggins@gmail.com
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COMBINING ARCHAEOLOGY, SEDIMENTOLOGY, AND GPR STRATIGRAPHY TO ELUCIDATE FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT, CHARLOTTE CREEK, NY
HASBARGEN, Leslie, Department of Earth Sciences, SUNY College at Oneonta, 219 Science 1, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, KLINK, Cynthia, Dept. of Anthropology, SUNY College at Oneonta, Hartwick College, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820, WALKER, Renee, Department of Anthropology, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820 and JOHNSON, Emmon, Earth Sciences Department, and Math, Computer Sciences & Statistics Department, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, hasbarle@oneonta.edu, hasbarle@oneonta.edu
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UTILIZING SHELL MIDDENS AS EVIDENCE OF TAĆ­NO FOOD RESOURCES
NOLD, Kathryn D.1, JOHNSON, Claudia C.2, CONRAD, Geoffrey W.3, BEEKER, Charles D.4, KAUFFMAN, Erle G.2 and ELSWICK, Erika R.5, (1)Geological Sciences, Anthropology, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Anthropology, Indiana University, Student Building 130, 701 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, (4)Kinesiology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, (5)Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. Tenth St., Bloomington, IN 47405, knold@indiana.edu, knold@indiana.edu
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AGGRADATION AND DEGRADATION AT THE NORTH CREEK SHELTER ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE: A SEDIMENTOLOGICAL HISTORY
HICKS, Tanner, Brigham Young University, S-389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602 and MORRIS, Thomas H., Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, tanner.hicks@gmail.com, tanner.hicks@gmail.com
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A DEPTH CALIBRATED GPR STUDY OF A 17TH CENTURY FRONTIER HOMESTEAD
TORRIDI, Danielle, Earth &Environmental, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435 and SABLOCK, Peter, Geological Sciences, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA 01970, torridi.2@wright.edu, torridi.2@wright.edu
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DISTRIBUTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN THE PENNSYLVANIA LAKE ERIE WATERSHED
PEDLER, David1, MCCOY, Curtis1, GROTE, Todd2 and QUINN, Allen1, (1)Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute, Mercyhurst College, 501 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16546, (2)Department of Geology, Allegheny College, 520 North Main Street, Meadville, PA 16335, dpedler@mercyhurst.edu, dpedler@mercyhurst.edu
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HOLOCENE FLOODPLAIN AND TERRACE FORMATION IN PIEDMONT RIVER VALLEYS OF NORTHWESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
IVESTER, Andrew H., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118, FERGUSON, Terry A., Wofford College, 429 N Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663 and BUTLER, Scott, Brockington and Associates, Inc, 6611 Bay Circle, Suite 220, Norcross, GA 30071, aivester@westga.edu, aivester@westga.edu
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ANTHROPOGENIC HEAVY METALS IN SEDIMENT CORES FROM SALT POND, SAN SALVADOR, THE BAHAMAS
AMEIS, Amy L., Geosciences, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110, NIEMI, Tina M., Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Flarsheim Hall 420, Kansas City, MO 64110, MUROWCHICK, James, Geosciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Room 420 Flarsheim Hall, Kansas City, MO 64110 and PARK, Lisa E., Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, The University of Akron, 252 Buchtel Commons, Crouse Hall, Akron, OH 44325-4101, ala4y4@umkc.edu, ala4y4@umkc.edu
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GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCES AT COX RANCH PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO
FORTIN, Louis William, Anthropology, Washington State University, 1620 NE Northwood Dr, Apt.#EE202, Pullman, WA 99163 and DUFF, Andrew I., Anthropology, Washington State University, PO Box 644910, College Hall, WSU, Pullman, WA 99164-4910, lfortin@wsu.edu, lfortin@wsu.edu
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THE GEOLOGIC POTENTIAL FOR CULTURAL DEPOSITS IN THE UPPER NEOSHO RIVER BASIN, EASTERN KANSAS: A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
GOTTSFIELD, Andrew Stefan, Anthropology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, gottsfield@yahoo.com, gottsfield@yahoo.com