An Archaeologist’s Geologist: A Symposium in Honor of William R. Dickinson
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)
No other geologist has contributed more to Pacific Islands archaeology than William “Bill” Dickinson. His pioneering work in the 1960s on identifying sources of temper sands in prehistoric pottery provided a rigorous technique for understanding modes of ceramic production, interaction and exchange. His continuing pursuits in this field across the spread of Oceania provide an archaeological service and insights that truly are outstanding. His research on sea level change, paleo-shoreline documentation and island geomorphologies are central to our modeling of human colonization in the Pacific, and fundamental to our discovery and understanding of associated sites. And despite his parallel career as an internationally renowned and decorated geoscientist, he has been a prolific author/co-author of over 125 publications on geoarchaeology and ceramic petrography. This symposium honors Bill's five decades of interdisciplinary collaboration with Pacific archaeologists, and the many significant contributions he has made.
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Lapita •
Geoarchaeology •
Ceramics •
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Lapita Pottery •
Polynesia •
Resilience •
geomorphology •
Interaction •
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Determining Geochemical Variability of Fine-Grained Basalt Sources/Quarries for Facilitating Prehistoric Interaction Studies in Polynesia (2015)