GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 78
Monday, 5 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 135 (Indiana Convention Center)

T27. The Application of Soil Science in Archaeological Research During the 21st Century

GSA Geoarchaeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division; GSA International Interdisciplinary Interest Group

 

Rolfe Mandel and Vance T. Holliday, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
8:00 AM
AN INTEGRATED AND ARCHAEOLOGICALLY SCALED SOIL GEOMORPHIC AND SOIL STRATIGRAPHIC APPROACH TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN ALLUVIAL ENVIRONMENTS (Invited Presentation)
HAJIC, Edwin R., GeoArc Research, Inc., 55 Camino Cabo, Santa Fe, NM 87508 and MARTIN, Andrew V., Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc., 201 NW 4th Street, Suite 204, Evansville, IN 47708
8:20 AM
URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY: NEXUS OF GEOARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
SCHER, Naomi, KAIJANKOSKI, Philip and MEYER, Jack A., Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc., 2727 Del Rio Place, Suite A, Davis, CA 95618
8:35 AM
MULTI-SCALAR STUDIES OF SOIL GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SOIL PRODUCTIVITY IN PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK TO UNDERSTAND PREHISTORIC AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL
SCHOTT, Amy M., School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, 1009 E South Campus Drive, P.O. Box 210030, Tucson, AZ 85721
Handouts
  • Schott_GSA_2018_final.pptx (50.9 MB)
  • 8:50 AM
    PREHISTORIC IRRIGATED SOILS IN THE HIGH ATACAMA OF CHILE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM A TERRACED AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX
    HUCKLEBERRY, Gary, Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, SANDOR, Jonathan, Agronomy Department, Iowa State University, Ames, 50011 and HAYASHIDA, Frances, Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 87106
    9:05 AM
    9:20 AM
    PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE TEMPLETON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, WASHINGTON, CONNECTICUT
    BEAMER, Dawn, Center for Integrative Geosciences, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, SINGER, Zachary, Research Associate, Institute for American Indian Studies, Washington, CT 06793 and MATARAZZO, Tiziana, Anthropology, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
     
    9:35 AM
    Break
    9:50 AM
    ADVANCES IN USING SOIL SURVEY DATA AS A PREDICTIVE TOOL FOR LOCATING DEEPLY BURIED ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPOSITS IN STREAM VALLEYS OF THE MIDWEST, USA
    MANDEL, Rolfe D. and LAYZELL, Anthony L., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047
    10:05 AM
    LUMINESCENCE DATING: SHEDDING LIGHT ON COMPLEX SOIL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE FORMATION (Invited Presentation)
    RITTENOUR, Tammy M., Department of Geology and Luminescence Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322
    10:25 AM
    SOIL CATENAS AND THE FUTURE OF SOIL CHRONOSEQUENCES IN THE MAYA LOWLANDS (Invited Presentation)
    BEACH, Timothy, Department of Geography and the Environment, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712; Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin, 305 E. 23rd Street, Austin, TX 78712, LUZZADDER-BEACH, Sheryl, Department of Geography and the Environment, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, KRAUSE, Samantha M., University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 and ESHLEMAN, Sara, 301 ICC, 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20056
    10:45 AM
    LONG-TERM HUMAN IMPACT ON A NEOTROPICAL FLUVIAL SYSTEM IN THE BELIZE-GUATEMALA TRANSBOUNDARY AREA
    DONN, Leila1, BEACH, Timothy1, LUZZADDER-BEACH, Sheryl1 and YAEGER, Jason2, (1)Department of Geography and the Environment, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249
    11:00 AM
    THE GENESIS AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF ANCIENT AGRICULTURAL SOILS WITHIN A FORESTED WETLAND IN NORTHWESTERN BELIZE
    KRAUSE, Samantha M.1, BEACH, Timothy2, LUZZADDER-BEACH, Sheryl2, SANCHEZ MORALES, Lara1 and GUDERJAN, Thomas3, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Department of Geography and the Environment, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (3)University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75799
    11:15 AM
    LATE PLEISTOCENE THROUGH HOLOCENE WINDBLOWN SEDIMENTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE BURIAL IN INDIANA AND OHIO
    PURTILL, Matthew P., Geology, SUNY Fredonia, 205 Jewett Hall, Fredonia, NY 14063
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