Call for
łArchaeological and Geoarchaeological Records of Natural and Human-Induced
Disasters˛
Dear Colleagues,
Please consider submitting an abstract to the special topic session entitled
łArchaeological and Geoarchaeological Records of Natural and Human-Induced
Disasters˛ that will be part of the annual meeting of the Geological Society
of America (GSA) held in Philadelphia, Pa during October 22-25, 2006.
This session explores catastrophic events and disasters in human history
recorded in geologic data, archaeological excavations, and historical
sources including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, soil depletion,
epidemics, floods, droughts, climate and environmental change, and crises of
cultural origin.
Devastation from Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 that has unfolded before our
eyes has shown that catastrophes have natural and human causes. This session
will explore various types of disaster records and the effects these events
might have had on the course of human history. This topic is timely given
widespread media attention on the flu pandemic, global warming, hurricane
frequency, rapid environmental changes in coastal wetlands, tsunami damage,
earthquakes and other disasters that have recently occurred. Our goal is to
explore physical records that can place the modern change into a longer
historical and archaeological context. With growing awareness of perceptible
change in modern earth systems, we feel that this proposed interdisciplinary
session will have wide international appeal.
Abstracts should be submitted online at www.geosociety.org. Abstract
Deadline is July 11, 2006.
Sincerely,
Tina M. Niemi, Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri-Kansas
City, Flarsheim Hall, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Suzanne Leroy, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Brunel
University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, UK
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L. Mark Raab, Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City,
Flarsheim Hall, Kansas City, MO, USA
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