GSA Connects 2022 meeting in Denver, Colorado

Session No. 255
Wednesday, 12 October 2022: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
601 (Colorado Convention Center)

T74. Geoarchaeology at the Micro-Scale: New Applications of Microanalytical Techniques II

GSA Geoarchaeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Geochemical Society; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division

 

Justin Holcomb, Devlin Gandy and Michael Aiuvalasit, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
DETECTING ANCIENT SUBTIDAL CLAM HARVEST BY MICRO-INCREMENT MEASUREMENT
ANDRUS, Charles, Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, BASSETT, Christine, Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 2003 Bevill, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, SCHOENE, Bernd, Institute of Geosciences, University of Mainz, Mainz, 55128, Germany and WEST, Catherine F., Department of Archaeology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215
1:50 PM
GEOARCHAEOLOGY AND ANCIENT HARBORS: INSIGHTS FROM THE SUBMERGED HELLENISTIC (~2,200 BP) HARBOR AT AKKO, ISRAEL
PIETRASZEK, Alyssa1, KATZ, Oded2 and GOODMAN-TCHERNOV, Beverly N.1, (1)Dr. Moses Strauss Department of Marine Geosciences, Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, 199 Abba Khoushy Ave., Haifa, 3498838, ISRAEL, (2)Geological Survey of Israel, 32 Yeshayahu Leibowitz St., Jerusalem, 9692100, Israel
2:05 PM
USING SITE FORMATION THEORY TO ASSESS EARLY AND MIDDLE HOLOCENE AGED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN THE NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA
HUTSON, Caleb, New South Associates, 1629 Fatherland St., Nashville, TN 37206 and MILLER, D. Shane, Mississippi State University, 340 Lee Blvd., Mississippi State, MS 39762
2:20 PM
WATER CHEMISTRY AND THREE MILLENNIA OF HUMAN-HYDROLOGIC INTERACTIONS IN THE MAYA LOWLANDS
LUZZADDER-BEACH, Sheryl1, BEACH, Timothy1, DOYLE, Colin1, PRATT Jr., William S.1, SMITH, Byron1, WELLS, Greta2 and DALE, Jedidiah3, (1)Department of Geography and the Environment, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Sturlugata 7, Reykjavik, 101, Iceland, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in Saint Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1169, Saint Louis, MO 63130
2:35 PM
IMPACT MATERIALS AT ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES: A CRITICAL VIEW
JARET, Steven, Department of Planetary Sciences, Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11235, HARRIS, R. Scott, Department of Space Sciences, Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Drive, Atlanta, GA 30307 and ERB-SATULLO, Nathaniel, Archaeological Science, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom
 
2:50 PM
Break
3:05 PM
ANCIENT HUMAN FOOTPRINTS IN WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK AND THEIR LINK TO ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE
PIGATI, Jeff1, SPRINGER, Kathleen1, BENNETT, Matthew R.2, BUSTOS Sr., David3, URBAN, Thomas4, HOLLIDAY, Vance5, REYNOLDS, Sally C.2, HONKE, Jeffrey1, SANTUCCI, Vincent6 and ODESS, Daniel7, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB, United Kingdom, (3)White Sands National Park, PO Box 1086, Holloman Afb, NM 88330-1086, (4)Department of Classics and Tree Ring Laboratory, 120 Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (5)School of Anthropology & Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (6)Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service, 1849 "C" Street, Washington, DC 20240, (7)Cultural Resources Directorate, U.S. National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
3:20 PM
ARCHAIC LANDSCAPES IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO: A GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH
KRAUSE, Samantha Marie1, DAMICK, Alison2 and WEAVER, Rikki1, (1)Texas State University, Geography, 601 University Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666-4684, (2)Far Western Anthropological Research Group, 2727 Del Rio Pl, Davis, CA 95618
3:35 PM
PRESERVATION AND DESTRUCTION OF CULTURAL MATERIAL BY LARGE COLUMBIA RIVER FLOODS: GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE HANFORD REACH
DEANS, Benjamin1, ELY, Lisa L.1 and HACKENBERGER, Steven2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926, (2)Department of Anthropology and Museum Studies, Central Washington University, 400 E University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Handouts
  • GSA2022_Denver (DeansBenjamin).pdf (7.8 MB)
  • 3:50 PM
    THE TIMING AND ECOLOGY OF THE HUMAN OCCUPATION OF CENTRAL ASIA (THOCA): A MICROARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH
    WRIGHT, David1, CHIRAKKAL, Aljasil1, BIRK, Jago J.2, STEINDAL, Calin Constantin3, MURRAY, Andrew4, KNUDSEN, Mads F.5, STEVENS, Thomas6, KHORMALI, Farhad7, ÚJVÁRI, Gábor8 and BUYLAERT, Jan-Pieter9, (1)Institute of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo, Oslo, 0371, Norway, (2)Geographisches Institut, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, 55128, Germany; Department of Geography, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37077, Germany, (3)Culture History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, 0580, Norway, (4)Nordic Luminescence Dating Laboratory, Aarhus University, Fredericborgsvej 26, DTU Riso campus, Roskilde, DK-4000, Denmark, (5)Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh Guldbergs Gade 2, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark, (6)Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 75236, Sweden, (7)Department of Soil Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, 49138-15739, Iran (Islamic Republic of), (8)Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Sopron, 9400, Hungary, (9)Department of Physics, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Roskilde, 4000, Denmark
     
    4:05 PM
    Discussion
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