GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 112
Monday, 23 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 3B (Washington State Convention Center)

T196. Advances in Geoarchaeology I

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Laura R. Murphy and Kathleen Nicoll, Advocates
8:00 AM
ADVANCES IN GEOARCHAEOLOGY
MURPHY, Laura R., Anthropology, Washburn University, 1700 SW College Ave, Topeka, KS 66621, murphy.geoarch@gmail.com
8:15 AM
GEOARCHAEOLOGY OF THE CONTEMPORARY PAST: APPLICABILITY AND INTELLECTUAL MERIT
CORDOVA, Carlos E., Department of Geography, Oklahoma State University, 337 Murray Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, carlos.cordova@okstate.edu
8:30 AM
CULTURAL (GEOLOGICAL) RESOURCE HERITAGE: IT’S NOT JUST ARCHAEOLOGY ANYMORE!
KELLEY, Alice R., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, and Depart. of Anthropology, University of Maine, Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469, SPIESS, Arthur, State of Maine, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, State House Station 65, Augusta, ME 04333, KELLEY, Joseph T., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790 and MILLER, Jacquelynn F., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, akelley@maine.edu
8:45 AM
MAKING RAPID CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS USING GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR
MILLER, Jacquelynn F., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, KELLEY, Alice R., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, and Depart. of Anthropology, University of Maine, Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469, KELLEY, Joseph T., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790, BELKNAP, Daniel F., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790 and SPIESS, Arthur, State of Maine, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, State House Station 65, Augusta, ME 04333, jacquelynnfrances@gmail.com
 
9:00 AM
Break
9:15 AM
RECONSTRUCTING VITRIFIED WALLBUILDING TECHNOLOGY FOR BROBORG HILLFORT SITE, SWEDEN
MCCLOY, John1, CLARKE, Jack2, ABUSAMHA, Mahmood1, PEARCE, Carolyn3, WEAVER, Jamie4, SJÖBLOM, Rolf5, HJARTHNER-HOLDAR, Eva6, OGENHALL, Erik6, VICENZI, Edward P.7, LAM, Thomas7, FEINBERG, Joshua8, SCHWEIGER, Michael3, PEELER, David3 and KRUGER, Albert9, (1)Materials Science & Engineering Program, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, (2)Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, (3)Pacfiic Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, (4)National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (5)Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden, (6)Geoarkeologiskt laboratorium, Uppsala, Sweden, (7)The Smithsonian Institution, Museum Conservation Institute, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, (8)Institute for Rock Magnetism, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (9)Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, Richland, WA 99352, john.mccloy@wsu.edu
9:30 AM
ASSESSING PORTABLE XRF DATA ANALYSES WITHIN A NEOLITHIC CONTEXT: COMPARING SEMI-QUANTITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE XRF SPECTRAL DATA ANALYSIS OF YELLOW-CLAY FLOOR SAMPLES FROM STRUCTURE 14, NESS OF BRODGAR, SCOTLAND
PIKE, Scott1, CARD, Nick2 and ANDERSON-WHYMARK, Hugo2, (1)Environmental and Earth Science Department and Archaeology Program, Willamette University, 900 State Street, Salem, OR 97301, (2)Archaeology Institute, University of Highlands and Islands, Orkney, IV3 5SQ, United Kingdom, spike@willamette.edu
9:45 AM
GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING AT MT. PROSARA AND MOTAJICA, NORTHERN BOSNIA: EXAMINING POTENTIAL SITES OF BRONZE AGE PLACER TIN ORE MINING
CRUSE, Steffanie R., Earth and Environmental Science, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, POWELL, Wayne, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, HUSKA, Andrea, Earth and Environmental Science, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016, BANKOFF, H. Arthur, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 and FILIPOVIC, Vojislav, Arheološki Institut, Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, 36 Kneza Hihailova, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia, Cruse.Steffanie@gmail.com
10:00 AM
ABOUT THE USE OF LEAD AND STRONTIUM ISOTOPES AS TRACERS IN POTTERY PROVENANCE STUDIES
RENSON, Virginie1, NEFF, Hector2, CHEETHAM, David3, BLOMSTER, Jeffrey4, GUTHRIE, James1 and GLASCOCK, Michael D.1, (1)Research Reactor Center, University of Missouri, 1513 Research Park Drive, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)Anthropology/IIRMES, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CO 90840, (3)Center for Archaeology and Society, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 872402, Tempe, AZ 85287-2402, (4)Department of Anthropology, George Washington University, 2110 G St., NW, Washington, DC 20052, rensonv@missouri.edu
 
10:15 AM
Break
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10:30 AM
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10:45 AM
LOCAL STONE UTILIZATION BY PRE-COLUMBIAN MAYA PEOPLE ON THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF MAYAPAN, MEXICO
GLUMAC, Bosiljka1, HOWARD, Susannah1, REYES BEATTIE, Sydney1, PERAZA LOPE, Carlos2, MASSON, Marilyn A.3 and RUSSELL, Bradley4, (1)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Centro INAH – Yucatán, Mérida, 97310, Mexico, (3)Department of Anthropology, The University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY 12222, (4)College of St. Rose, Albany, NY 12203, bglumac@smith.edu
11:00 AM
SOURCING RIVER ROCK AND MIDDLE STONE AGE ARTEFACTS DISCOVERED ALONG THE CUNENE RIVER, ANGOLA-NAMIBIA BORDER, SOUTHERN AFRICA
NICOLL, Kathleen, University of Utah, 332 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, kathleen.nicoll@gmail.com
11:15 AM
ESR DATING TEETH FROM ŠALITRENA, SERBIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FIRST "EUROPEAN HANDOVER" FROM NEANDERTHALS TO ANATOMICALLY MODERN HOMO SAPIENS
BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B.1, QI, Justin K.1, MIHAILOVIĆ, Bojana2, MIHAILOVIĆ, Dusan3, PLAVSIĆ, Senka4, BLICKSTEIN, Joel I.B.5, SKINNER, Anne R.6 and DAKOVIĆ, Gligor5, (1)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)National Museum, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia, (3)Department of Archaeology, Belgrade University, Cika Ljubina 18-20, Belgarde, 11000, Serbia, (4)Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade University, Cika Ljubina 18-20, Belgarde, 11000, Serbia, (5)RFK Science Research Institute, Box 866, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, (6)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267-2692, qij@bxscience.edu
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