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

Session No. 262
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall A (Oregon Convention Center)

T157. Obsidian from Magma to Artifact: Geological and Archaeological Perspectives (Posters)

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Geochemical Society

Authors will be present from 4 to 6 PM.

 

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TESTING THE SIZE DIMENSION LIMITATION OF PORTABLE XRF INSTRUMENTATION FOR OBSIDIAN PROVENANCE
NAZAROFF, Adam, Anthropology, Stanford University, Department of Anthropology, Main Quad, Building 50, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 and SHACKLEY, M. Steven, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 232 Kroeber Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3710, nazaroff@stanford.edu, nazaroff@stanford.edu
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A TWELVE THOUSAND YEAR HISTORY OF OBSIDIAN PROSPECTING IN EASTERN BERINGIA
RASIC, Jeffrey T.1, HOULETTE, Christopher2, SLOBODINA, Natalia3, REUTHER, Joshua4, FLOREY, Victoria2 and SPEAKMAN, Robert J.5, (1)Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, National Park Service, 4175 Geist Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709, (2)Archaeology Department, University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (3)Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Box 353100, Seattle, WA 98195, (4)School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, 1009 E. South Campus Drive, Tucson, AZ 85721, (5)Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, Jeff_Rasic@nps.gov, Jeff_Rasic@nps.gov
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BEYOND PRETTY COLORS: TECHNOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL QUALITIES OF OREGON OBSIDIANS FOR ANCIENT STONE TOOL PRODUCTION
OZBUN, Terry L., Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc, 2632 SE 162nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97236, terry@ainw.com, terry@ainw.com
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COMPARING MAGNETIC PROPERTIES AND GEOCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS OF OBSIDIAN
JOHNSON, Charissa, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, FEINBERG, Joshua M., Institute for Rock Magnetism, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219 and FRAHM, Ellery, Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 108 Pillsbury Hall, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, joh04605@umn.edu, joh04605@umn.edu
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OBSIDIAN WATER, OBSIDIAN HYDRATION: INVESTIGATING VARIATION IN THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF JEMEZ RHYOLITIC GLASSES
STEFFEN, Anastasia, Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, and Valles Caldera National Preserve, PO Box 359, Jemez Springs, NM 87025, asteffen@vallescaldera.gov, asteffen@vallescaldera.gov
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