T11. New Developments and Applications in Sclerochronology

Session No. 47
Sunday, 4 November 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
201AB (Charlotte Convention Center)

T11. New Developments and Applications in Sclerochronology

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; Paleontological Society

 

C. Fred T. Andrus and Donna Surge, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE FOR LIFE HISTORY CHANGES IN ESTUARINE MOLLUSKS IN RESPONSE TO HUMAN PREDATION IN THE SOCONUSCO, CHIAPAS, MEXICO (Invited Presentation)
CULLETON, Brendan J. and KENNETT, Douglas J., Department of Anthropology, Penn State University, 409 Carpenter Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, bjc23@psu.edu, bjc23@psu.edu
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1:55 PM
STABLE OXYGEN ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF THE FRESHWATER GASTROPOD PACHYCHILUS SPP. AND ITS POTENTIAL USE FOR SEASONALITY STUDIES AT THE LOWLAND MAYA SITE OF PACBITUN, BELIZE
RICH, Kelley Whatley, Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 and ANDRUS, C. Fred T., Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 2003 Bevill, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, whatl011@crimson.ua.edu, whatl011@crimson.ua.edu
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2:10 PM
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2:25 PM
SCLEROCHRONOLOGICAL DETECTION OF SHORT TERM EVENTS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES: EXAMPLES FROM THE GRAVELINE MOUND SITE, MISSISSIPPI, AND THE SAPELO SHELL RING COMPLEX, GEORGIA, USA
ANDRUS, C. Fred T., Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 2003 Bevill, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, BLITZ, John H., Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 and THOMPSON, Victor D., Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, fandrus@ua.edu, fandrus@ua.edu
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2:40 PM
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION IN THE KODIAK ARCHIPELAGO: AN APPLICATION FROM ARCTIC ARCHAEOLOGY
WEST, Catherine F., Department of Archaeology, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, cfwest@bu.edu, cfwest@bu.edu
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2:55 PM
LATE HOLOCENE MARINE CLIMATE ARCHIVES FROM VIKING AND MEDIEVAL AGE SHELLS, ORKNEY ISLANDS, SCOTLAND
SURGE, Donna, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 104 South Road, Mitchell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 and BARRETT, James H., The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3ER, England, donna64@unc.edu, donna64@unc.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
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3:25 PM
EURHOMALEA EXALBIDA (BIVALVIA): A RELIABLE CLIMATE ARCHIVE OF SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA? (Invited Presentation)
SCHÖNE, Bernd R., Institute of Geosciences, University of Mainz, Mainz, 55128, Germany, YAN, Lina, Institute of Geosciences, University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 21, Mainz, 55128, Germany and ARKHIPKIN, Alexander, Fisheries Department, Falkland Islands Government, Stanley, FIQQ 1ZZ, United Kingdom, schoeneb@uni-mainz.de, schoeneb@uni-mainz.de
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3:45 PM
SCLEROCHRONOLOGIC AND PALEOENVRIONMENTAL RECORDS IN MARINE BIVALVES FROM THE DUPLIN FORMATION, NORTH CAROLINA
HUDLEY, Joel W., Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, jhudley@unc.edu, jhudley@unc.edu
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4:00 PM
FRESHWATER MUSSEL SHELLS (CHAMBARDIA WISSMANNI) AS ARCHIVES OF PAST AFRICAN RIVER BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
GRANIERO, Lauren E., Geology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, GILLIKIN, David P., Department of Geology, Union College, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308, BOUILLON, Steven, Deptartment of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 E, Leuven, 3001, Belgium and YAMBÉLÉ, Athanase, Service de l'Agrométéorologie et de Climatologie, Direction de la Météorologie Nationale, Bangui, B.P. 941, Central African Republic, l_graniero@tamu.edu, l_graniero@tamu.edu
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4:15 PM
SHELL-DERIVED RADIOCARBON EVIDENCE REVEALS CHANGING INFLUENCE OF SLOPE WATER CURRENTS TO THE GULF OF MAINE (NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC) IN RECENT CENTURIES (Invited Presentation)
WANAMAKER Jr, Alan D.1, LOWER, Erin E.1, GRIFFIN, Shelly M.1 and KREUTZ, Karl J.2, (1)Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011-3212, (2)School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, adw@iastate.edu, adw@iastate.edu
 
4:35 PM
Discussion
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