Due to the incredible response to the use of pXRF Technology at  the 2011
SAA Conference in Sacramento (+50 presentations in two symposia, two poster
sessions and several papers in general sessions) WRI and CC are looking
forward to organizing the 3rd SHA pXRF Symposium in Baltimore.

 

Please feel free to give Dr. Claudia Brackett or I a call at WRI's Sonora
California office number: (209) 532-3873 or my cell: (928) 274-6529 if you
have any questions or would like to discuss what YOU have in mind.  

 

Sincerely,

 

Rich Lundin, WRI

 

2nd Call for Presentations

 

SHA 2012,  Baltimore, Maryland  USA

January  2012

3rd SHA International Symposium for Recent, International advances in the
use of pXRF and other portable, field technologies for Archaeochemical
studies of Historic and Classical Era Sites

 

Organizers:

 

Dr. Claudia Brackett (California State University-Stanislaus and Country
Chemist (CC)), Mr. Richard Lundin, RPA, ISAP, AIPG (Wondjina Research
Institute (WRI)) and Ms. Julia Kleyman (BRUKER)  

 

and Co-sponsored by OLYMPUS INNOV-X, BRUKER, and the pXRF Users Group

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. There should be an emphasis on methodology, analytical
procedures and statistical treatment of the data in each presentation.

 

Some of the basic topics that presentations are being solicited include but
are NOT LIMITED to


          Basic chemistry of site formation and human activities.
.         

          Chemical characterization of various site types and activities. 


.         Chemical characterization of marine sites via portable and
laboratory analyses of plant, animal and sediment materials.

.         Limits of use of archaeochemical data.

.         Issues of contamination: Background  chemical "noise" vs. "real
chemical signatures" of human activity.

.         Case histories and studies of use of these technologies.

.         History of use of archaeochemistry over time to define sites and
features.

 

          Integration of archaeochemical data into Combined Survey Format
studies.

 

          Use and limitations of archaeobiochemical studies.

 

          Research on deep sea field archaeochemical studies. 

 

          Archaeochemical data analysis.



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 Baltimore
for the session.

Proposals are due to WRI and CC by July 5th, 2012 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 Mr. Richard Lundin, RPA,
ISAP, AIPG at [log in to unmask] or Ms. Julia Kleyman at
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