Rich, 
I am game. Since your gonna get one to help on the rock art, we should do this together. I already submitted on the rock art for Donna Gillette yesterday. I guess I can do two.

 
 
 
Mark Howe 
Arizona State University 

"Life is how you make it, the future is how you leave your past." 





 
> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:26:46 -0700
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> Subject: 2nd Call for Presentations for the 1st SAA International Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Symposium Session for SAA at Sacramento, California on March 30-April 3, 2011
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Due to the resounding success of the 1st Portable X-Ray Fluorescence
> (pXRF) Symposium session at the 2010 SHA International Conference at Amelia
> Island Florida and the full session of the 2nd SHA pXRF Symposium session
> at the 2011 SHA International Conference at Austin Texas and at the request
> of SAA members, Wondjina Research Institute (WRI) and Country Chemist (CC)
> in association with OLYMPUS INNOV-X, the Society for Archaeological Science
> (SAS) and the pXRF Users Group are sponsoring the 1st International
> Symposium for Recent, International advance in the use of pXRF and other
> portable, field technologies for Archaeochemical Studies of Sites as a
> session of the SAA 2011 meeting in Sacramento California, USA. 
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> As the deadline for presentations is September 9th, we would like ABSTRACTS
> from all participants by Sunday, September 5th so that Vanessa Muros and I
> have time to review them and get them in to SAA in a timely manner on the
> 8th . We have several presentations for the Symposium but would like to
> have 10 presentations and WILL NEED discussants if you are planning to
> attend SAA. Please feel free to e-mail or call me at WRI's Sonora
> California Office number: (209) 532-3873 if you have ANY questions or would
> like to discuss YOUR presentation. 
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> 2nd Call for Presentations
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> SAA 2011, Sacramento, California USA
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> March 30-April 3, 2011
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> 1st International SAA Symposium for Recent, International advances in the
> use of pXRF and other portable, field technologies for Archaeochemical
> studies of Sites in the Americas
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> Organizers:
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> Dr. Claudia Brackett (California State University-Stanislaus and the
> University of the Pacific) and Mr. Richard Lundin, RPA (Wondjina Research
> Institute) and Ms. Vanessa Muros (UCLA\Getty Conservation)
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> Co-sponsored by OLYMPUS INNOV-X, Society for Archaeological Science (SAS)
> and the pXRF Users Group 
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> Below the surface of every landscape is chemical evidence of past human
> activity and, potentially, an historic site. Recent advances in the use of
> portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF), RAMAN technologies and the reduction in
> costs for laboratory analyses have made these technologies affordable for
> field studies that "complete the circle of understanding" of historic era
> terrestrial and marine sites through the integration of archaeochemistry,
> Archaeogeophysics, literature research, oral interviews and excavation.
> 
> We are looking for presentations from terrestrial and marine archaeologists
> who have used these new technologies for field and laboratory studies to
> gain insights into human behavior from the chemical "signatures" that have
> been left behind. Presentations are encouraged that integrate
> archaeochemical studies with Combined Survey Format (CSF) archaeogeophysical
> studies, petrographic provenience studies of lithics, ceramics and metals
> from field studies, museum studies, and heritage studies. International
> presentations will be encouraged and it is hoped that many of the recent,
> excellent, presentations that have been made in other, international, forums
> will be presented.
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> Some of the basic topics that presentations are being solicited include but
> are NOT LIMITED to
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> Basic chemistry of site formation and human activities.
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> Chemical characterization of various site types and activities. 
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> * Chemical characterization of marine sites via portable and
> laboratory analyses of plant, animal and sediment materials.
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> * Limits of use of archaeochemical data.
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> * Issues of contamination: Background chemical "noise" vs. "real
> chemical signatures" of human activity.
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> * Case histories and studies of use of these technologies.
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> * History of use of archaeochemistry over time to define sites and
> features.
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> Integration of archaeochemical data into Combined Survey Format
> studies.
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> Use and limitations of archaeobiochemical studies.
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> Research on deep sea field archaeochemical studies. 
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> Archaeochemical data analysis.
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> We also working on a potential method to have remote participation for those
> who cannot, physically, attend the conference. So, please, feel free to
> submit even if you are constrained in your ability to travel to Sacramento
> for the session.
> 
> Proposals are due to WRI and CC by September 5, 2010 and should be sent to
> Dr. Claudia Brackett at [log in to unmask] For further information
> and to discuss YOUR SUBMITTAL, please feel free to contact Rich Lundin, RPA
> at [log in to unmask]"
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