Northeastern (46th Annual) and North-Central (45th Annual) Joint Meeting (20–22 March 2011)

Session No. 21
Sunday, 20 March 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Grand Ballroom/Urban Room (Omni William Penn Hotel)

Archaeological Geology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.

 

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ARCHAEOMETRY OF WEST AFRICAN BRASS FIGURINES FROM THE JENNE-DOGON CULTURE (15th-17th CENTURIES CE)
FELDMAN, Howard R., Biology Department, Touro College, 227 W. 60th Street, New York, NY 10023, ROSENFELD, Amnon, Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel Street, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel and DVORACHEK, Michael, Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhei Israel Street, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, feldspar4@optonline.net, feldspar4@optonline.net
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TIN SOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH BRONZE AGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN WEST SERBIA
HUSKA, Andrea1, POWELL, Wayne1, BANKOFF, H. Arthur2 and BOGER, Rebecca1, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (2)Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, huska.andrea@gmail.com, huska.andrea@gmail.com
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DETERMINING THE ORIGIN OF OBSIDIAN SAMPLES USING LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS)
BRISTOL, Samantha K., Department of Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, HARMON, Russell S., ARL Army Research Office, 4300 S. Miami Blvd, Durham, NC 27703, HARK, Richard R., Dept. of Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652 and BARON, Dirk, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Bakersfield, 62SCI, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311, bristsk07@juniata.edu, bristsk07@juniata.edu
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FINGERPRINTING POTTERY WITH X-RAY FLUORESCENCE CHEMISTRY
SHAFFER, Rafe1, CHENG, Zhongqi1, BANKOFF, Arthur1 and JANOWITZ, Meta2, (1)Brooklyn College of The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (2)URS Corporation, 1 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10119, rafeshaffer@gmail.com, rafeshaffer@gmail.com
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CHARACTERIZATION OF HISTORIC BRICKS FROM THE BICKFORD-GARRISON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
ESTEY, Nicole, Geological Sciences, Salem State University, Salem, MA 01970 and SABLOCK, Jeanette M., Geological Sciences, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA 01970, n_estey@salemstate.edu, n_estey@salemstate.edu
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GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT PARRISH ROCKSHELTER (36Fo106), FOREST COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
STAHLMAN, Patricia A. and VENTO, Frank J., Department of Geology, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA 16214, stahlman08@windstream.net, stahlman08@windstream.net
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ARCHEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS ANALYSIS, FIELD ANALYSIS OF MAJORS AND TRACE BOTH WITH ONE INSTRUMENT
SEYFARTH, Alexander, BRUKER AXS Inc, 5465 E Cheryl Pkwy, Madison, WI 53711 and CAMERON, Michelle, BRUKER Elemental, 415 N. Quay St. Suite 1, Kennewick, WA 99336, Alexander.Seyfarth@bruker-axs.com, Alexander.Seyfarth@bruker-axs.com