2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 205
Tuesday, 3 November 2015: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall (Baltimore Convention Center)

T10. Frontiers in Geoarchaeology (Posters)

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Authors will be present from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
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SATELLITE IMAGERY DETECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPOSITS: EXPERIMENTS WITH FIELD MEASURED SPECTRAL SIGNATURES OF AGRICULTURAL SEDIMENTS AND ANCIENT COPPER MINING IN OMAN
SIVITSKIS, Alexander J.1, HARROWER, Michael J.2 and DUMITRU, Ioana A.2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, (2)Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, sivitskis.alex@gmail.com
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EVIDENCE OF URINE IN A NEOLITHIC TELL IN RELATION TO ANIMAL DOMESTICATION
ABELL, Jordan1, QUADE, Jay1, STINER, Mary2, MENTZER, Susan M.3 and OZBASARAN, Mihriban4, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, 72070, Germany, (4)Department of Prehistory, Istanbul University, Istanbul, 34134, Turkey, jabell@email.arizona.edu
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USING TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING FOR MODELING HYDROLOGY: A CASE STUDY ON OFU ISLAND, AMERICAN SAMOA
DAY, Stephanie S., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108, QUINTUS, Seth, Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102, CLARK, Jeffery T., Sociology and Anthropology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102 and SCHWERT, Donald P., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, stephanie.day@ndsu.edu
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SOURCING ABORIGINAL LITHIC ARTIFACTS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA USING EOCENE BRYOZOANS
BURKHART, Mackenze Sintay, Earth Sciences & Archaeology, Dickinson College, P.O. Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013-2896, KEY, Marcus M., Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, P.O. Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013-2896, WARD, Ingrid, Archaeology, University of Western Australia, Crawly, WA 6009, Australia and O'LEARY, Mick, Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, burkharm@dickinson.edu
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GEOCHEMICAL AND GEOCHRONOLOGICAL OBSIDISN AND RHYOLITE SOURCE AND ARTIFACT FINGERPRINTING: CONSTRAINTS ON PREHISTORIC ALASKA TRADE ROUTES AND RAW MATERIAL ACCESS
BENOWITZ, Jeff, Department of Geoscience, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775, RASIC, Jeff, National Park Service, Po box 753851, Fairbanks, AK 99775, COFFMAN, Sam, University of Alaska museum, 907 Yukon Dr., Fairbanks, AK 99775, LAYER, Paul W., Geophysical Institute and Geochronology Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775 and WYPYCH, Alicja, D'Or state of alaska, Po 753851, Fairbanks, AK 9⃣9⃣7⃣7⃣4⃣, jbenowitz@alaska.edu
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A LANDSCAPE-SCALE ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL-SITE CONDITION AND PRESERVATION IN THE COLORADO RIVER CORRIDOR, GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA
EAST, Amy E.1, COLLINS, Brian D.2, SANKEY, Joel B.3, CORBETT, Skye C.4, FAIRLEY, Helen C.5 and CASTER, Joshua5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 400 Natural Bridges Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (2)Landslide Hazards Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, aeast@usgs.gov
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USING PHOTOGRAMMETRY TO DOCUMENT AND MONITOR CAVE PALEONTOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
HENDEREK, Robyn L.1, TOBIN, Benjamin W.2, WOOD, John R.3 and SCHENK, Edward R.1, (1)National Park Service, Grand Canyon NP, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, (2)Grand Canyon National Park, National Park Service, 1824 S Thompson St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (3)National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80227, robyn_henderek@partner.nps.gov
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ACCURACY AND PRECISION OF RADIOCARBON DATES: GEOCHEMISTRY AND CHRONOLOGIC INTERPRETATION OF MEASUREMENTS ON PLEISTOCENE VERTEBRATES
HILL, Christopher L., Graduate College, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, chill2@boisestate.edu
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CERAMICS: THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE VINCENNES PHASE IN SOUTHERN INDIANA
ROUILLARD, Elliott, Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, 200 N 7th St, Terre Haute, IN 47809, erouilla@unca.edu
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CHOOSING A PLACE TO LIVE 10,000 YEARS AGO OR MORE: UNDERSTANDING PALEOINDIAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS BASED ON THE MODERN DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
HARRINGTON, Lucy, Anthropology Department, Mercyhurst University, 501 E 38th St, Erie, PA 16546, lharri08@lakers.mercyhurst.edu
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GEOCHEMICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHERTS: PXRF ANALYSIS OF CHERT FROM DIFFERENT FORMATIONS TO UNDERSTAND PREHISTORIC HUMAN MOBILITY
HARRINGTON, Lucy, Anthropology Department, Mercyhurst University, 501 E 38th St, Erie, PA 16546 and FARLEY, Michelle, Anthropology Department, Mercyhurst University, 501 E 38th St, Erie, PA 16546; Anthropology Department, The University of Chicago, 1126 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, lharri08@lakers.mercyhurst.edu
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