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North-Central Section - 46th Annual Meeting (23–24 April 2012)

Session No. 3
Monday, 23 April 2012: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 204 (Dayton Convention Center)

T21. Geoarchaeology and Cultural Geology: Exploring the Geological Aspects of Archaeological and Cultural Materials and Settings I

GSA Archaeological Geology Division

 

Andrew Bauer and J.T. Hannibal, Advocates
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Start Time
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9:00 AM
DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING FOR GRAIN-SIZE AND GRAIN-SHAPE ANALYSES: UNDERSTANDING THE NGANDONG PALEOANTHROPOLOGICAL SITE FORMATION
SIPOLA, Maija E., Department of Chemistry & Geology, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 241 Ford Hall, Mankato, MN 56001, maija.sipola@mnsu.edu, maija.sipola@mnsu.edu
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9:15 AM
CLAST & BEDROCK MINERALOGY OF THE POKROVNIK SITE, DALMATIA, CROATIA: EVIDENCE FROM XRD ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON WITH SOIL MINERALOGY
LEWIS, Piper E., Geology, Earlham College, 801 National Rd W, Campus Drawer #132, RIchmond, IN 47374 and FADEM, Cynthia M., Department of Geology, Earlham College, 801 National Rd W, Campus Drawer #132, Richmond, IN 47374, pelewis08@earlham.edu, pelewis08@earlham.edu
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9:30 AM
THE GEOARCHAEOLOGY OF CENTRAL KARNATAKA'S (SOUTH INDIA) RESIDUAL HILLS
BAUER, Andrew, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135, andrewbauer@depauw.edu, andrewbauer@depauw.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
4
10:00 AM
INTERCULTURAL ENCOUNTERS IN THE “MIDDLE ASIAN INTERACTION SPHERE”: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF PETROGRAPHIC AND INAA ANALYSIS OF EARLY BRONZE (CA. 3100-2000 BC) AGE POTTERY FROM BAT, OMAN
GHAZAL, Royal Omar, Anthropology, University of Chicago, 1749 E. 55th St. #1W, Chicago, IL 60615 and HILL, David, Sociology, Anthropology and Behavioral Science, Metropolitan State College of Denver, 2770 South Elmira St. Unit #38, Denver, CO 80231, omar1@uchicago.edu, omar1@uchicago.edu
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10:15 AM
TRACING THE INTERACTION OF CLAYS AND TRANSFORMATIVE HUMAN TECHNOLOGIES: THE BULK CHARACTERIZATION OF POTTERY MICROSTRUCTURES VIA SYNCHROTRON X-RAY SCATTERING
GREENE, Alan1, HARTLEY, Charles1, COOKSON, David2 and DE LA CRUZ, Omar3, (1)Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago, 1126 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637, (2)Science Management, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Rd, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia, (3)Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, agreene@uchicago.edu, agreene@uchicago.edu
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10:30 AM
CALCITE: A HARD HABIT TO BREAK
SHUSTER, Robert D., Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182-0199 and LONDON, Gloria, 7701 Crest Drive N.E, Seattle, WA 98115, rshuster@unomaha.edu, rshuster@unomaha.edu
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10:45 AM
UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL ADAPTATIONS TO CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN WADI HASA, JORDAN; THE NEED FOR THE SPECIALIST
RECH, Jason A., Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, PIGATI, Jeffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS-980, Denver, CO 80225, WINER, Emily R., Geology, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056 and BRIGHT, Jordon, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, rechja@miamioh.edu, rechja@miamioh.edu
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11:00 AM
PALEOWETLAND DEPOSITS IN THE NORTHERN ATACAMA DESERT: ARCHIVES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN MIGRATIONS
WORKMAN, Terry W., Geology, Miami University, 501 East High Street, Oxford, OH 45056, RECH, Jason A., Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, LATORRE, Claudio, Ecology, Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Alameda 340, Santiago, 6513677, Chile and SANTORO, Calogero, Archaeology, Universidad de Tarapaca, Alameda 340, Arica, 6513677, Chile, workmat2@muohio.edu, workmat2@muohio.edu
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