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Session No. 59
Sunday, 31 October 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4AB (Colorado Convention Center)

T25. The Geoenvironmental Context of Human Migrations and Settlement

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; American Quaternary Association (AMQUA)

 

E. Arthur Bettis III, Cynthia M. Fadem and Jonathan G. Wynn, Advocates
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1:30 PM
EURASIA'S OLDEST OCCUPATION AT DMANISI, GEORGIAN CAUCASUS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF EARLY HOMO
FERRING, C. Reid, Department of Geography, University of North Texas, PO Box 305279, Denton, TX 76203, ferring@unt.edu, ferring@unt.edu
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1:50 PM
WETLANDS, LAKES, AND RIVERS: WATER BODIES AS CORRIDORS FOR AND BARRIERS TO MIGRATION THROUGH NORTH AFRICA DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY
SMITH, Jennifer R., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University, 1 Brookings Dr, Campus Box 1169, St Louis, MO 63130, jensmith@levee.wustl.edu, jensmith@levee.wustl.edu
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2:05 PM
RIFT VALLEY SPRINGS AND WETLANDS, A LIFELINE FOR HUMAN MIGRATION OUT OF AFRICA
ASHLEY, Gail M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, gmashley@rci.rutgers.edu, gmashley@rci.rutgers.edu
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2:20 PM
ESR DATING AN OLDOWAN SITE IN DAGESTAN, SOUTHERN RUSSIA: EXPLORING THE EARLIEST HOMINID MIGRATION INTO EURASIA
AHMED, Israt J.1, BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B.2, CHO, Edward K.1, CHEN, Stephanie1, AMIRKHANOV, Hizri A.3, BLICKSTEIN, Joel1, SKINNER, Anne R.4 and LEV, Sergey3, (1)Box 866, RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, 11547-0866, (2)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (3)Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Dm Ulyanova 19, Moscow, 117035, Russia, (4)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267-2692, deadchimaera@gmail.com, deadchimaera@gmail.com
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2:35 PM
QUATERNARY CLIMATE AND MAMMALS IN THE PALEOLITHIC OF NORTHERN EUROPE: ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELLING AND PALEOCLIMATIC RECONSTRUCTION
POLLY, P. David, Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, pdpolly@indiana.edu, pdpolly@indiana.edu
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2:50 PM
GEOARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LATE BRONZE AGE IN SOUTHERN UKRAINE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
FADEM, Cynthia M.1, MIDDLEBROOKS, Zoe T.2, GILLESPIE, P. Geer2, GERSHKOVICH, Yakiv P.3, GORBENKO, Kiril G.4, FILATOV, Dmitry4 and EFREMOV-KENDALL, Nicholas5, (1)Department of Geosciences, Earlham College, 801 National Rd W, Campus Drawer 132, Richmond, IN 47374, (2)Geosciences, Earlham College, 801 National Rd W, Campus Drawer 132, Richmond, IN 47374, (3)Institute of Archaeology/Інст. Aрхеології, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences/Нац. Академія На , вул.Героїв Сталінгра, Kyiv/м.Київ, 04210, Ukraine, (4)Institute of History & Law/Iнcт. Icтоpії та Пpава, Mikolayiv State University/Mикoлаївcький Д. У, пл. Комунарів, 1, кімн. 1, Mikolayiv/м. Mикoлаїв, 54003, Ukraine, (5)Department of Anthropology, Washington University, 1 Brookings Dr, St Louis, MO 63130, fademcy@earlham.edu, fademcy@earlham.edu
 
3:05 PM
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3:20 PM
KIRK BRYAN AWARD: BURIED PALEOINDIAN-AGE LANDSCAPES IN STREAM VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS, USA
MANDEL, Rolfe D., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047-3724, mandel@kgs.ku.edu, mandel@kgs.ku.edu
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3:50 PM
THE PALEO-LANDSCAPE AT JAKETOWN AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY OF THE SITE
ORTMANN, Anthony L., Department of Geosciences, Murray State University, 334 Blackburn Science Building, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071 and ARCO, Lee J., Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1114, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, anthony.ortmann@murraystate.edu, anthony.ortmann@murraystate.edu
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4:10 PM
THE ARROYO GRANDE SITE OF WESTERN GRAND CANYON—ARCHAIC TO PROTOHISTORIC CULTURAL FEATURES IN DETAILED SEDIMENTARY-CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC CONTEXT
PEDERSON, Joel L., Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, O'BRIEN, Gary, Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505 and RITTENOUR, Tammy M., Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, joel.pederson@usu.edu, joel.pederson@usu.edu
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4:25 PM
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4:40 PM
A GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION on THE ORIGIN OF SANIDINE-BEARING VOLCANIC TEMPER IN POTTERY SHERDS FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA
ARAKAWA, Fumiyasu, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, 23390 Road K, Cortez, CO 81321 and GONZALES, David A., Department of Geosciences, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, farakawa@crowcanyon.org, farakawa@crowcanyon.org
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5:00 PM
IDENTIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONAL CONTEXTS AT TALL DHIBAN, JORDAN
ADELSBERGER, Katherine A.1, ROUTLEDGE, Bruce2, PORTER, Benjamin W.3, FATKIN, Danielle S.4 and WILSON, Andrew2, (1)Environmental Studies, Knox College, 2 East South St, Galesburg, IL 61401, (2)School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, (3)Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)History, Knox College, 2 East South St, Galesburg, IL 61401, kadelsbe@knox.edu, kadelsbe@knox.edu
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5:15 PM
PALEOCLIMATE DURING NEANDERTAL AND ANATOMICALLY MODERN HUMAN OCCUPATION AT AMUD AND QAFZEH, ISRAEL
SCHWARCZ, Henry P.1, HALLIN, Kristin2 and SCHOENINGER, Margaret2, (1)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, (2)Department of Anthropology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92023-053, schwarcz@mcmaster.ca, schwarcz@mcmaster.ca
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