Session No. 204
Tuesday, 29 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 207 (Colorado Convention Center)

T60. Caves as Deep Time Repositories of Geological, Biological, and Anthropological Information I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; Geochemical Society; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Mineralogical Society of America; National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI); SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)

 

Joshua M. Feinberg and E. Calvin Alexander Jr., Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
DARK LIFE: THE SURPRISING MICROBIOLOGY AND GEOMICROBIOLOGY OF CAVE ENVIRONMENTS
BARTON, Hazel A., Departments of Biology and Geosciences, University of Akron, 185 E. Mill St, University of Akron - Biology, Akron, OH 44325-3908, bartonh@uakron.edu
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8:20 AM
CAVE FAUNAS, MAMMAL PALEOECOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION PALEOBIOLOGY IN RANCHOLABREAN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
ORCUTT, John D., Department of Geology, Cornell College, 600 1st St. SW, Mt. Vernon, IA 52314, jorcutt@cornellcollege.edu
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8:35 AM
THE CHRONOLOGY OF FREISENHAHN CAVE: DETERMINED BY URANIUM-SERIES DISEQUILIBRIUM DATING OF JUVENILE MAMMOTH ENAMEL
MCKINNEY Jr, Curtis R.1, ORTIZ, Arturo1 and TERCILLA, Adriana2, (1)Chemistry/Physics/Earth Science, Miami Dade College North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Ave, Miami, FL 33167, (2)Chemistry/Physics/Earth Science, Miami Dade College, North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Ave, Miami, FL 33167, cmckinn2@mdc.edu
 
8:50 AM
Question & Answer
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9:05 AM
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORDS PRESERVED IN CAVE ENVIRONMENTS
GOLDBERG, Paul, Department of Archaeology, Boston Univ, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, paulberg@bu.edu
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9:25 AM
STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IN RAISED SEA CAVES, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR LATE PLEISTOCENE HUMAN COASTAL MIGRATION
WARD, Brent C., Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser Univ, 1, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada and WILSON, Michael C., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Douglas College, P.O. Box 2503, New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2, Canada, bcward@sfu.ca
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9:40 AM
PALEONTOLOGY OF PORT ELIZA CAVE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA: A RECORD FROM BEFORE AND AFTER THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EARLY HUMAN MIGRATIONS
WILSON, Michael C., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Douglas College, P.O. Box 2503, New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2, Canada, wilsonmi@douglascollege.ca
 
9:55 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
LAPA DO PICAREIRO: A 50,000-YEAR RECORD OF HUMAN OCCUPATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN CENTRAL PORTUGAL
HAWS, Jonathan A.1, BENEDETTI, Michael M.2, HOCKETT, Bryan S.3, BICHO, Nuno F.4, FRIEDL, Lukáš5, PEREIRA, Vera6, KUBÁTOVÁ, Ilona5 and DIAS, Rita7, (1)Anthropology, University of Louisville, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, (2)Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403-3201, (3)US Bureau of Land Management, 1340 Financial Blvd, Reno, NV 89502, (4)Departamento de História, Arqueologia e Património, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, (5)Katedra antropologie, Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, Plzeň, 306 14, Czech Republic, (6)Centro de Estudos Arqueológicos das Universidades de Coimbra e Porto, Palácio de Sub-Ripas, Coimbra, 3000-395, Portugal, (7)Departamento de História, Arqueologia e Património, Núcleo de Arqueologia e Paleoecologia, Faro, 8005-139, Portugal, jonathan.haws@louisville.edu
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10:25 AM
RECENT ADVANCES IN GEOCHRONOLOGY AND GEOARCHAEOLOGY AT THE ATAPUERCA KARST SYSTEM
PARES, Josep M.1, ARNOLD, L.J.1, DUVAL, M.1, DEMURO, M.1, ORTEGA, A.I.2, ARSUAGA, J.L.3, BERMUDEZ DE CASTRO, J.M.4 and CARBONELL, E.5, (1)Geochronology Research Group, National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH), Paseo Sierra de Atapuerca s/n, Burgos, 09002, Spain, (2)Geoarchaeology Research Group, National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH), Paseo Sierra de Atapuerca s/n, Burgos, 09002, Spain, (3)UCM-ISCIII, Madrid, 28029, Spain, (4)Human Paleontology Research Group, National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH), Paseo Sierra de Atapuerca s/n, Burgos, 09002, Spain, (5)Institut de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Universitat Rovira Virgili, Tarragona, 43007, josep.pares@cenieh.es
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10:40 AM
ESR DATING IN A MOUSTERIAN LAYER AT GROTTE DU BISON, ARCY-SUR-CURE, YONNE, FRANCE
BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B.1, HARDY, Maurice2, BLICKSTEIN, Joel3, CHEN, Kelly K.L.3, SINGH, Impreet3, DAVID, Francine2, DOYON, Luc4, TOLMIE, Clare5, SKINNER, Anne R.6 and HUANG, Ada L.3, (1)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)Equipe ethnologie préhistorique, CNRS, UMR 7041 ArScAn, Nanterre, 92000, France, (3)RFK Science Research Institute, Box 866, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, (4)Depte. de l'Anthropologie, Université de Montréal, Pavillion Lionel Groulx, 3150 Jean Brillant, Montréal, QC H3T 1N8, Canada, (5)Anthropology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, (6)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267-2692, kellythechen@gmail.com
 
10:55 AM
Question & Answer
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11:10 AM
A WIDESPREAD LITTLE ICE AGE DROUGHT OF THE 1500'S, CENTERED ON THE CARIBBEAN
MILLER, Thomas E., Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR 00681, BREITENBACH, Sebastian, Climate Geology, (ETHZ) Geologisches Institut, NO G 47, Sonneggstrasse 5, Zuerich, CH-8092, Switzerland, WINTER, Amos, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR 00681 and KELLY, Megan, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, thomase.miller@upr.edu
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11:25 AM
EARLY BRITISH AND ROMAN LEAD MINING AT CHARTERHOUSE, MENDIP, ENGLAND: A SPELEOTHEM RECORD
LUNDBERG, Joyce, Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada, MCFARLANE, Donald, A., Joint Science Department, Scripps College, 925 North Mills Ave, Claremont, CA 91711 and NEFF, Hector, Anthropology/IIRMES, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CO 90840, joyce.lundberg@carleton.ca
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11:40 AM
PALEOSEISMOLOGY OF THE SHILLONG ANTICLINE, NORTHEAST INDIA: EVALUATING CONSTRAINTS FROM BROKEN CAVE DEPOSITS
MYERS, Christopher G.1, OSTER, Jessica L.1, BREITENBACH, Sebastian2, SHARP, Warren D.3, SEEBER, Leonardo4 and GOODBRED Jr, Steven L.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Science Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, (2)Department of Earth Science, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich, CH-8092, Switzerland, (3)Berkeley Geochronology Center, Berkeley, CA 94709, (4)Seismology Geology and Tectonophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, christopher.g.myers@vanderbilt.edu
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