GSA Connects 2021 in Portland, Oregon

Session No. 145
Tuesday, 12 October 2021: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Portland Ballroom 253 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

T105. Reading the Record of Volcanic Tephra and Tuff in Geoarchaeological Site Studies and Drill Core Records

GSA Continental Scientific Drilling Division; GSA Geoarchaeology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Jayde Hirniak and Marie D. Jackson, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
THE USE OF 'THERAN TEPHRA' IN AEGEAN TRADITIONAL BUILDING TECHNIQUES: A CASE-STUDY FROM THERASIA ISLAND, GREECE (Invited Presentation)
NTOUTSI, Ioanna, Ionian University of Greece, Department of History, 72, Ioannou Theotoki, Corfu, 49100, Greece, MEIMAROGLOU, Nikiforos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, School of Civil Engineering, Zografou Campus 9, Iroon Polytechniou str, Zografou, Attica, 15780, Greece, KOSTOULAS, Panos, N.P.O Boulouki-Itinerant Workshop on Traditional Building Techniques, Nikitara 5-7, Athens, 10678, Greece, PAPATRECHAS, Christos, Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Spirou Lou 1, Acharnes, Attica, 13341, Greece and JACKSON, Marie D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E., FASB 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
8:20 AM
LEARNING FROM THE PAST – RAW MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY OF ANCIENT ROMAN MORTARS USED IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES OF CAMPANIA REGION (ITALY)
RISPOLI, Concetta, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resources Science, Federico II University (Naples), Italy, Via cintia 26, Napoli, 80126, Italy; Center for Research on Archaeometry and Conservation Science (CRACS), Naples, Italy, Via cintia 26, Napoli, 80126, Italy and CAPPELLETTI, Piergiulio, Museum Center of Natural and Physical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 8, Napoli, 80134, Italy; Center for Research on Archaeometry and Conservation Science (CRACS), Naples, Italy, Via cintia 26, Napoli, 80126, Italy; Department of Earth, Environmental and Resources Science, Federico II University (Naples), Italy, Via cintia 26, Napoli, 80126, Italy
8:35 AM
VOLCANIC AND AUTHIGENIC FABRICS IN TEPHRA FROM THE ‘SES LLUMETES’ SHIPWRECK AND ROMAN MARINE CONCRETES
HAMBLETON, Jenny1, PETERSON, Jacob G.2, TAMURA, Nobumichi3, SINNER, Alejandro G.4 and JACKSON, Marie D.2, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Room 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0102, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E., FASB 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (3)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Advanced Light Source, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)Department of Greek and Roman Studies, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
8:50 AM
MINERALOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE AGGREGATE OF HYDRAULIC ROMAN MORTARS: THE AQUA TRAIANA CASE STUDY
CALZOLARI, Laura, BOTTICELLI, Michela, MEDEGHINI, Laura and MIGNARDI, Silvano, Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale A. Moro, 5, Rome, 00185, Italy
9:05 AM
ANCIENT POZZOLANICITY REVISITED: NOVEL INSIGHTS ON MATERIALS AND REACTIVE PROCESSES OF ROMAN HYDRAULIC BINDERS
SECCO, Michele1, RICCI, Giulia2, DILARIA, Simone1, GARBIN, Enrico2, TAMBURINI, Sergio3, ASSCHER, Yotam4, ARTIOLI, Gilberto2, PREVIATO, Caterina1 and BONETTO, Jacopo1, (1)Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Padova, Padova, 35139, Italy, (2)Department of Geosciences, Padova, 35131, Italy, (3)National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy (CNR-ICMATE), Padova, 35127, Italy, (4)Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), Jerusalem, 9777405, Israel
9:20 AM
‘BUT IS IT ART?’: THE IMPORTANCE OF TEPHRA IN CHAITEN, CHILE IN UNDERSTANDING THE LONG-TERM EXPERIENCE OF THE LIVED HUMAN LANDSCAPE
HOLMBERG, Karen, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, 1 Washington Place, 7th floor, New York, NY 10003
9:35 AM
9:50 AM
A ~250 KYR TEPHROSTRATIGRAPHY FROM THE DEEPCHALLA DRILLED LAKE RECORD: NEW CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC TIE-LINES BETWEEN PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL SEQUENCES IN KENYA
LANE, Christine1, MARTIN-JONES, Catherine M.2, WYNTON, Hannah L.1, BLEGEN, Nick1, PIERMATTEI, Alma1, MARK, Darren F.3, VAN DAELE, Maarten4 and VAN DER MEEREN, Thijs5, (1)Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge, CB2 3EN, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cmabridge, CB2 3EQ, United Kingdom; Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge, CB2 3EN, United Kingdom; Department of Biology, Ghent University, Gent, B-9000, Belgium, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews, Irvine Building, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, United Kingdom, (4)Department of Geology, Ghent University, Gent, B-9000, Belgium, (5)Department of Biology, Ghent University, Gent, B-9000, Belgium
10:05 AM
THE NATOO TUFF AT KAITIO, WEST TURKANA, KENYA: A STRATIGRAPHIC KEY FOR EARLY PLEISTOCENE FOSSIL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORDS
FEIBEL, Craig, Geological Sciences and Anthropology, Rutgers Univ, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 and BECK, Catherine, Geosciences Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323
10:20 AM
CORES RECORD PLEISTOCENE NGORONGORO VOLCANIC HISTORY, OLDUVAI GORGE, TANZANIA
MCHENRY, Lindsay1, DEINO, Alan L.2, STOLLHOFEN, Harald3, STANISTREET, Ian G.4, NJAU, Jackson K.5, SCHICK, Kathy6 and TOTH, Nicholas6, (1)Geosciences, UW Milwaukee, PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, (2)Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, (3)GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU), Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany, (4)Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, IN 47408; Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, (5)Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, IN 47408; Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. Tenth St., Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, (6)Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, IN 47408
10:35 AM
THE POTENTIAL FOR BUILDING A LATE PLEISTOCENE TEPHROCHRONOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN SOUTH AFRICA USING CRYPTOTEPHRA
HIRNIAK, Jayde1, SMITH, Eugene2, JOHNSEN, Racheal2, REN, Minghua2, CAMPISANO, Christopher1 and MAREAN, Curtis1, (1)School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Institute of Human Origins, Arizona State University, 900 Cady Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281, (2)Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
10:50 AM
THE MANY LIVES OF LAWETLAT'LA: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF TEPHRA RESEARCH AT MOUNT ST. HELENS (Invited Presentation)
JENSEN, Britta, University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G2E3, CANADA
11:05 AM
TEPHROCHRONOLOGY OF SEDIMENT CORES FROM PAULINA MARSH IN THE GREATER FORT ROCK BASIN, NORTHERN GREAT BASIN, OREGON
KUEHN, Stephen, Ph.D., Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Concord University, P O Box 1000, Athens, WV 24712, MCDONOUGH, Katelyn, Center for the Study of the First Americans, Texas A&M University, 4352-TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 and DAVIS, Loren, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-8573
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11:20 AM
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11:35 AM
TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN THE TEPHROSTRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA: WHAT CAUSED THE LATE-GLACIAL/EARLY HOLOCENE QUIESCENCE?
MONTEATH, Alistair1, JENSEN, Britta1, DAVIES, Lauren2, MACKAY, Helen3, AMESBURY, Matthew4, EDWARDS, Mary5, FINKENBINDER, Matthew6, BOOTH, Robert K.7, FROESE, Duane8, HARVEY, Jordan9, BOLTON, Matthew10 and HUGHES, Paul5, (1)University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G2E3, CANADA, (2)Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, (3)University of Newcastle, Newcastle, (4)University of Exeter, Exeter, (5)University of SouthamptonGeography, Highfield, Southampton, SO17, (6)Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, (7)Earth & Environmental Science, Lehigh University, 1 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (8)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 3-029 Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (9)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 116 St & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB T63 2RG, Canada, (10)University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Earth Sciences Building, EDMONTON, AB T6G 2E3, CANADA
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