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DOCUMENT Citation Only Neeka Sewnath.

This is an abstract from the "Complex Human-Animal Interactions in the Americas" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Modern domesticated and commercial turkeys trace their origins to an as-yet unidentified wild turkey subspecies in Mesoamerica. Understanding whether current Mexican heritage turkeys are direct descendants of these original wild populations or if they have been cross-bred with other domesticated lines is crucial to unraveling the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Sarah Meinekat.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology in First Americans Research, Part 1" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Here, we present geoarchaeological results from the sites of Quebrada Jaguay-280 on the Pacific coast and Cuncaicha rock shelter in the high puna. We applied a multi-methodological, micro-contextual approach to inform on site formation processes, evaluate archaeological evidence and dating strategies, and assess site integrity. This...

DOCUMENT Citation Only David Rachal.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology Within the Context of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Today (Part One)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Relict gypsum dunes on the paleo-shorelines of Lake Otero are valuable archaeological archives. When exposed at the surface, these dunes are altered by pedogenic processes, forming a white, powdery gypcrete with hardened 'skins' known as 'gypsum blisters.' For decades, cultural resource management...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Teresa Wriston.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology Within the Context of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Today (Part One)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Although understanding subsurface deposits is complex, it is necessary for agencies tasked with managing cultural resources that are often buried. Seasonal inundation of reservoirs introduces additional depositional, erosional, and transport considerations and logistical challenges. For the U.S....

DOCUMENT Citation Only Heidi Luchsinger.

This is an abstract from the "United States Archaeology at Crossroads Part 1: The Obstacles, the Failures, and the Victories" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. An endangered species? A climate scientist trying to explain global warming? An exhausted social media advocate? All three. Due to an archaeological paradigm in the US perpetuated by academia then carried into cultural resources management and regulatory agencies, geoarchaeologists are...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Nicholas Bentley.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology in First Americans Research, Part 2" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Lady Bug archaeological site (8JE795) lies on the edge of an inundated sinkhole submerged by the Aucilla River in northwest Florida. Within this mid-channel sinkhole are dateable late Quaternary deposits as well as exposed chert bedrock used as a quarry before the site was inundated. During the summer of 2023 and 2024, excavations...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Kelly Graf.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology in First Americans Research, Part 2" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Shégߴ Xdaltthߴíߴ, located just 55 km south-southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, is a well-stratified site with multiple components spanning from 14-5 ka. In five years of block excavation, we have found more than 50,000 materials in situ, including lithic and osseous artifacts, faunal remains, and macrobotanical remains. In addition, we...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Brittney Gregory.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology Within the Context of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Today (Part Two)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Geoarchaeology is an important resource for archeologists in Cultural Resources Management (CRM). The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has championed the benefits of geoarcheology by commissioning the development of statewide, geographic information systems (GIS)-based predictive models...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Mike Carson.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology Within the Context of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Today (Part One)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. I will share examples of my work with geoarchaeology and palaeo-landscapes in Pacific Islands areas, showing how our landscapes have changed in chronological order, as a practical framework for ascertaining where to look, how deep to dig, and what to expect of the archaeological record in any given...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Carlos Lopez.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology in First Americans Research, Part 2" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Between the 1960s and 1990s, early human adaptation and coevolution in different environments of tropical and subtropical lowlands and in the Andean mountains of Colombia were highlighted. Although there have been different advances, 30 years later, in some regions there is still minimal evidence of the initial population. In this...

DOCUMENT Citation Only William Chadwick.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology Within the Context of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Today (Part One)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Geoarchaeology is the application of geoscientific knowledge and methods to answering archaeological questions. These questions can range from intersite to intrasite scales across a multitude of landscapes. The application of geoarchaeology within CRM archaeological projects provides an opportunity...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Mark Howe.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology Within the Context of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Today (Part Two)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Geoarcheological explorations along the Rio Grande River over the last century, conducted by or for the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section (USIBWC) have shown that many archeological sites are buried in the floodplain or above it. Burial of these archeological sites...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Haruan Straioto.

This is an abstract from the "Current Methods and Applications to Chert Sourcing: Case Studies from Across the Americas" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In the São Francisco River Basin there is evidence of human occupation since 14.0 ky cal BP. Models of dispersal suggest an intensification of occupied areas around 11.0 ky cal BP, followed by regionalization after two millennia. The study of lithic technology, as the major evidence available, is...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Andrew Orr.

This is an abstract from the "Military Cultural Resources Management" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Located on 1,630 and 3,800 acres in the high plains east of Colorado Springs, Peterson and Schriever Space Force Bases (SFBs) have experienced human activity across pre-contact, historic, and Air Force eras, as well as natural disturbance from watercourses. Both natural and cultural activities have led to ground disturbance that could affect the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Judith Joyce.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology Within the Context of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Today (Part One)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In the Midwest, the integration of geomorphological methods to characterize relative age, lithostratigraphy and depositional environments is foundational to cultural resource management (CRM) best practices. This is due to the geologic history in the region and the significant movement of soils...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Elena Frye.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. <html> The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, formerly known as the Conewago Chapel, is a Catholic church campus in Hanover, PA, near the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. Founded in the early 18^th century, the basilica was the largest Catholic church in the country at the time of its founding and the current church building is the oldest stone...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Trevor Gittelhough.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Geophysical investigations of submerged landscapes have become an integral part of offshore cultural resource management projects, as well as improving scientific and academic studies in early migrations, climate change, and human adaptation. There is a growing need for researches to learn how to use geophysical surveys, and the type of data that they are...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Scott Hammerstedt.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Today, South Campus at the University of Oklahoma hosts research facilities and other administrative buildings. However, this area was once a Navy base, the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC)-Norman. The NATTC was used to train enlisted naval personnel in aircraft maintenance during WWII and the Korean War. In the 1950s, the land and buildings...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Stefania Wilks.

This is an abstract from the "*Behavioral Ecology in the Mountain West" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Geophytes have been a crucial, energy-rich food source for Indigenous peoples in the northern Great Basin, playing a vital role in their diet, culture, economy, and environmental management practices. Beyond mere sustenance, geophytes hold profound cultural significance and reflect sophisticated ecological knowledge and adaptive strategies. In...

DOCUMENT Citation Only David Leslie.

This is an abstract from the "Geoarchaeology Within the Context of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Today (Part Two)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Vibracoring is a sediment coring method that utilizes a gas-powered vibrating head to drive a core barrel into sediments, reducing frictional and compressive disturbances and providing a continuous sample recovery. While geologists and geoarchaeologists have traditionally utilized vibracoring in...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Brooks Lawler.

This is an abstract from the "Military Cultural Resources Management" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Department of the Air Force, Eielson AFB in Alaska has maintained historic gray literature informing cultural resource management since the early 90's. Updated cultural resource management practices and techniques are essential to federal compliance with the NHPA but can be informed greatly by gray literature and records organization. This...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Christopher Caseldine.

This is an abstract from the "Four Decades of NAGPRA, Part 1: Accomplishments and Challenges" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Expertise in NAGPRA has been traditionally gained through hands-on experience. Personal reflections published in books, lectures, webinars, workshops, the NAGPRA community of practice, and National NAGPRA all provided insights, but the process is often mystifying for those starting out. Recognizing the need for more...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Christopher Heaney.

This is an abstract from the "Ethical Dilemmas in the Study and Care of Human Remains beyond North America" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In 1965, the Smithsonian’s first Hall of Physical Anthropology opened with a “Skull Wall” whose 160 crania of “Peruvian Indians” visualized how the world’s population “exploded in historic times.” The wall came down in advance of NAGPRA, followed by other ancestors and human remains displayed in American...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Caitlin Doherty.

This is an abstract from the "Early Human Dynamics in Arid and Mountain Environments of the Americas" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Conventional models of Paleoindian settlement organization characterize the earliest inhabitants of the western hemisphere as highly mobile foragers operating in large territories, selectively utilizing high-quality toolstone. Raw-material studies, and particularly those engaging geochemical approaches, have been...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Nicole Mathwich.

This is an abstract from the "Complex Human-Animal Interactions in the Americas" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The introduction of livestock in colonial Pimería Alta, today Southern Arizona, laid the foundation for the modern economies of Sonora and Arizona, and the introduction of European livestock and agricultural practices by Jesuit missions transformed the region's economy. This study explores the herd management strategies in the Pimería...