Northeastern Section - 44th Annual Meeting (22–24 March 2009)

Session No. 16
Sunday, 22 March 2009: 1:10 PM-5:00 PM

T5. Geoarchaeology: Sites, Substrate, Sources, and Context II

 

Alice R. Kelley and Allen M. Gontz, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:10 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:20 PM
GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR CHARACTERIZATION OF GRAVES AND THE CORRELATION OF GEOPHYSICAL SIGNATURES, SEDIMENT TYPE, AND AGE OF INTERMENT
LEACH, Peter A., JMA (John Milner Associates, Inc.), 535 North Church Street, West Chester, PA 19380, pleach@johnmilnerassociates.com, pleach@johnmilnerassociates.com
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1:40 PM
GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING FOR MYCENAEAN CHAMBER TOMBS IN ANCIENT NEMEA, KORINTHIA, GREECE
BARBER, Donald C.1, BEST, Johanna2, WRIGHT, James C.2, DABNEY, Mary K.2 and SMITH, R. Angus K.3, (1)Geology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, (2)Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, (3)Classics, Brock University, St Catherines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada, dbarber@brynmawr.edu, dbarber@brynmawr.edu
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2:00 PM
ALLUVIAL GEOARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT THE ROMNEY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
CREMEENS, David L., Pittsburgh Office, GAI Consultants, Inc, 385 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120-5005 and LOTHROP, Jonathan C., New York State Museum, CEC Room 3049, Albany, NY 12230, d.cremeens@gaiconsultants.com, d.cremeens@gaiconsultants.com
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2:20 PM
COMBINING GEOPHYSICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE TO VISUALIZE THE SUBSURFACE
JOHNSON, Emmon, Earth Sciences Department, and Math, Computer Sciences & Statistics Department, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, SRIDHARAN, Arjun, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics Department, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820, HASBARGEN, Leslie, Earth Sciences Department, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015 and KLINK, Cynthia, Dept. of Anthropology, SUNY College at Oneonta, Hartwick College, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820, johnep71@oneonta.edu, johnep71@oneonta.edu
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2:40 PM
CARIBOU AND SNAPPING TURTLE IN AN INNU STYLE SHAPUTUAN FEATURE IN AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE
PUTNAM, David E., Environmental Science and Sustainability, University of Maine at Presque Isle, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769 and PUTNAM, Ian E., Geology, University of Maine at Farmington, 155 Front Street, Farmington, ME 04938, david.putnam@umpi.edu, david.putnam@umpi.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
HIGH RESOLUTION STUDY OF PREHISTORIC COMBUSTION FEATURES
BERNA, Francesco, Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6, Canada and GOLDBERG, Paul, Department of Archaeology, Boston Univ, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, fberna@sfu.ca, fberna@sfu.ca
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3:40 PM
A HIGH RESOLUTION EXAMINATION OF COASTAL TRENDS THROUGH THE USE OF ORTHORECTIFIED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SPANNING A PERIOD OF 67 YEARS, RAINSFORD ISLAND, BOSTON HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS
MAIO, Christopher V., Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125 and GONTZ, Allen M., Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125, cmaioak@hotmail.com, cmaioak@hotmail.com
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4:00 PM
THE U.S. GEOLOGIC NAMES LEXICON (GEOLEX) – A RESEARCH TOOL FOR GEOARCHAEOLOGISTS
STAMM, Nancy, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and SOLLER, David R., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, nstamm@usgs.gov, nstamm@usgs.gov
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4:20 PM
THE COSMOLOGICAL EXPRESSION OF NATIVE AMERICAN GEOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE NORTHEAST
SCHWARTZ, Douglas, Native American Cultural Landscapes Study Group, P.O. Box 7274, Groton, CT 06340, thedougschwartz@gmail.com, thedougschwartz@gmail.com
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