Session No. 164
Monday, 28 October 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 406 (Colorado Convention Center)

T13. Celebrating Advances in Archaeological Geology: Past, Present, and Future II

GSA Archaeological Geology Division

 

Laura R. Murphy, Christopher L. Hill and Justin A. Holcomb, Advocates
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1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:15 PM
METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL GEOLOGY AT MAMMOTH SITES IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO
BEETON, Jared M., Earth Sciences, Adams State University, 208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, CO 81101 and HOLEN, Steven, Center for American Paleolithic Research, 1120 S. Summit View Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80524, jmbeeton@adams.edu
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1:30 PM
GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL PROGRESS AT THE COOPER'S FERRY SITE, IDAHO
DAVIS, Loren, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvalis, OR 97331, loren.davis@oregonstate.edu
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1:45 PM
EXPANDING THE GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE COOPER'S FERRY SITE (10IH73), IN WESTERN IDAHO
HOLCOMB, Justin A., Anthropology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97330, DAVIS, Loren, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvalis, OR 97331 and DE SMET, Timothy S., Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Anthropology, College Station, TX 77843, holcomju@onid.orst.edu
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2:00 PM
THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION: GEOARCHEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS ALONG THE US / MEXICAN BORDER FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE GULF OF MEXICO
HOWE, Mark, US State Department, International Boundary and Water Commission, PO Box 12521, El Paso, TX 79913, mlhowe1@hotmail.com
 
2:15 PM
Break
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2:30 PM
USING MINERALS TO ANSWER ARCHAEOLOGICAL QUESTIONS: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
DEMOUTHE, Jean F., California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118, jdemouthe@calacademy.org
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2:45 PM
OSL DATING: AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR BUILDING A GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK – EVIDENCE FROM SITES IN ASIA AND AUSTRALIA
WESTAWAY, Kira E., Department of Environment & Geography, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, Australia, MORWOOD, Michael, J., GeoQuEST Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia, ROSS, June, Department of Geography and Archaeology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia, BACON, Anne-Marie, Centre for Human Evolution, CNRS, Paris, 75014, France, DEMETER, Fabrice, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, 75005, France and DURINGER, Philippe, Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, 67084, France, kira.westaway@mq.edu.au
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3:00 PM
ALLUVIAL RECORD OF ARROYO CUT-FILL ACTIVITY DURING FREMONT OCCUPATION OF RANGE CREEK, EAST-CENTRAL UTAH: USE OF OSL WHEN RADIOCARBON FAILS
RITTENOUR, Tammy, Department of Geology and Luminescence Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, COATS, Larry, University of Utah, Department of Geography, 260 S. Central Campus, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and METCALFE, Duncan, Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, tammy.rittenour@usu.edu
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3:15 PM
GEOARCHAEOLOGY FROM THE SKY: APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING TO GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
WIESER, Anna, Anthropology, University of Kansas, Parker 21, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, KS 66046, afwieser@ku.edu
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3:30 PM
PAIRING AERIAL LIDAR AND TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING FOR LANDSCAPE ANALYSES IN POLYNESIA
DAY, Stephanie S., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, SCHWERT, Donald P., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, CLARK, Jeffery T., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108-6050 and QUINTUS, Seth, Department of Anthropology, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand, stephanie.day@ndsu.edu
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3:45 PM
LANDFORM DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH MISSION SANTA CATALINA DE GUALE: ST. CATHERINES ISLAND, GEORGIA
MEYER, Brian K.1, BLAIR, Elliot2, BISHOP, Gale A.3, THOMAS, David Hurst2, VANCE, R. Kelly4 and DEOCAMPO, Daniel5, (1)Geosciences, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4105, Atlanta, GA 30302, (2)Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West @ 77th Street, New York, NY 10024, (3)St. Catherines Island Sea Turtle Program, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, (4)Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, (5)Geosciences, Georgia State University, PO Box 4105, Atlanta, GA 30302, bmeyer2@gsu.edu
 
4:00 PM
Discussion
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