Session No. 306
Wednesday, 30 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 205 (Colorado Convention Center)

T14. Geologic Hazards in Archaeological Contexts

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Breanyn MacInnes, Vera Ponomareva and Erik Gjesfjeld, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
HAVE EXPLOSIVE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS AFFECTED THE HUMAN COLONIZATION OF THE ALEUTIAN ARCHIPELAGO? A WORK IN PROGRESS
NICOLAYSEN, Kirsten1, MCCONVILLE, Kelly2, MARTIN, Chase T.3, HATFIELD, Virginia L.4 and WEST, Dixie L.4, (1)Department of Geology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362, (2)Mathematics, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362, (3)Geology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362, (4)Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, nicolakp@whitman.edu
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8:25 AM
GEOMORPHOLOGY IS ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESTINY: CHALLENGES IN RECONSTRUCTING HABITATIONS ALONG THE KAMCHATKA-KURIL SUBDUCTION ZONE
PINEGINA, Tatiana, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, 683006, Russia, PONOMAREVA, Vera, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, BOURGEOIS, Joanne, Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1310 and MACINNES, Breanyn, Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926, ponomareva@kscnet.ru
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8:45 AM
OCCUPATIONAL HIATUSES AT THE VODOPADNAYA 2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE ON SIMUSHIR ISLAND CANNOT BE CORRELATED TO LOCAL GEOLOGIC HAZARDS
MACINNES, Breanyn, Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926, FITZHUGH, J. Benjamin, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Box 353100, Seattle, WA 98195-3100 and BOURGEOIS, Joanne, Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, macinnes@geology.cwu.edu
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9:00 AM
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS AND THE OCCUPATION HISTORY OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
GJESFJELD, Erik, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Box 353100, Seattle, WA 98915, erikgjes@u.washington.edu
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9:15 AM
IDENTIFYING THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION DEPICTED IN A NEOLITHIC PAINTING AT ÇATALHöYüK (TURKEY)
SCHMITT, Axel K., Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, DANI?ÍK, Martin, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, 3204, New Zealand, AYDAR, Erkan, ATERRA R&D, Yuksel Cad. 30/8, Kizilay, Ankara, 06420, Turkey and LOVERA, Oscar M., Dept. of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, axel@oro.ess.ucla.edu
 
9:30 AM
Discussion
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
A.D. 536 AND THE MAYA HIATUS: A RE-CONSIDERATION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL, ICONOGRAPHIC, AND EPIGRAPHIC RECORDS IN MESOAMERICA
EGAN, Rachel, Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1350 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80309, rachel.egan@colorado.edu
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10:15 AM
THE STORIES OF BANKS PENINSULA: CONNECTING MAORI ORAL TRADITIONS, EUROPEAN HISTORY, AND GEOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
DWYER, Camille H.1, CHIEWPHASA, Ben B.2, HAMPTON, Samuel J.3 and GRAVELY, Darren3, (1)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Department of Geosciences, Denison University, 100 West College Street, Granville, OH 43023, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, cdwyer@smith.edu
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10:30 AM
NANODIAMOND QUANTIFICATION IN PRE-YOUNGER DRYAS TO RECENT AGE DEPOSITS ALONG BULL CREEK, OKLAHOMA, USA
BEMENT, Leland C.1, MADDEN, Andrew S.2, CARTER, Brian J.3, SIMMS, Alexander4, SWINDLE, Andrew L.5, ALEXANDER, Hanna M.4, FINE, Scott3 and BENAMARA, Mourad6, (1)Oklahoma Archeological Survey, University of Oklahoma, 111 E. Chesapeake Ave. Rm 102, Norman, OK 73019, (2)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd St. Rm. 710, Norman, OK 73019, (3)Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, 368 Agriculture Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, (4)Department of Earth Science, University of California, 1006 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (5)Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, (6)Institute for Nanoscience & Engineering, University of Arkansas, 731 W. Dickson St, Fayetteville, AR 72701, amadden@ou.edu
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10:45 AM
ANCIENT ROME UNDERGROUND QUARRY NETWORK AND THREAT TO INFRASTRUCTURES AND LIFELINES OF THE CITY: RECENT CASE STUDIES
PLACIDI, Marco1, KYSAR MATTIETTI, Giuseppina2, GRASSI, Lorenzo3, HUBER, Theo4, FRESI, Vittoria3 and PAOLUCCI, Riccardo1, (1)Centro Ricerche Speleoarcheologiche SdR, 44, Via Etruria, Rome, 00100, Italy, (2)Atmospheric Oceanic and Earth Science Department, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, (3)Centro di Ricerche Speleoarcheologiche, 44, Via Etruria, Rome, 00100, Italy, (4)Department of Infrastructure Development and Urban Management, Roma Capitale, Via Luigi Petroselli, 45, 00100, Roma, Italy, gkysar@gmu.edu
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11:00 AM
SEISMICALLY INDUCED HAZARDS IN BALZERS, LIECHTENSTEIN: WHY ANCIENT BALZERS WAS SAFER
BRUNHART-LUPO, Maria1, LUPO, John F.2 and BRUNHART, Werner2, (1)Geology, Colorado School of Mines, 2415 Douglas Mountain Dr, Golden, CO 80403, (2)Golden, CO 80403, mbrunhar@mymail.mines.edu
 
11:15 AM
Discussion
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