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Education


| Ph.D. |
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(geology/archaeological geology), The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 2009 |
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(geology), The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 1996 |
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(geology/archaeological geology), Queens College of the City University of New York, 1990 |
| B.A. |
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(anthropology/geology), Rutgers University, New Jersey, 1977 |
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-- Attended graduate program in anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton (1977-1979) |
Dissertation Title


The Stratigraphy and Structure of the Cambrian and Ordovician Chert-Bearing Carbonates of the Wallkill River Valley: The Stratigraphic Nature of the Chert and their Archaeological Potential
Research Interests


Archaeology
Northeastern United States hunter/gatherer prehistory, prehistoric quarries and quarry technology, archaeometry, trade and exchange systems, lithic provenance studies, Paleolithic of southern India, Israel, Bulgaria and Egypt, industrial archaeology, ethnoarchaeology of mine and quarry communities, social stratification and ethnicity in historic mine and quarry communities, history of water power and mills
Geology
Cambrian-Ordovician carbonates, nodular and bedded cherts, Appalachian structural geology and stratigraphy, carbonate diagenesis and reef growth through time, economic ore deposits, history and philosophy of geology, history of mining and quarry technology
Professional Experience


| 1993-present |
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President and Founding Member, LaPorta and Associates, L.L.C., Geological Consultants d/b/a LPA Geoarchaeological Consultants, L.L.C. in Pennsylvania |
- Prehistoric quarry identification and mitigation, raw material analysis, regional geological studies, geomorphology and sedimentology of archaeological sites
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2009-present |
Visiting Scientist, Giza Plateau Mapping Project, Ancient Egypt Research Associates
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Advisor, Education Committee - Franklin Mineral Museum, Franklin, New Jersey | |
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President and Organizer, Prehistoric Mines and Early Quarries Interest Group - sponsored by the Society of American Archaeology, Washington, D.C. |
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| 2005-present |
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Mapping Geologist/Archaeological Geologist, New Bulgarian University, Sophia, Bulgaria |
- Geologic mapping, raw material and prehistoric quarry prospection and mapping of flint and obsidian raw material sources in the Danube River Valley.
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| 2000-present |
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Mapping geologist/archaeologist, University of Tel Aviv Archaeological Geology Expedition, Jordan River Valley-Lake Galilee Region, Har Pua, Israel |
- Evolution of wadi systems and site formation process on Neolithic quarry sites. Investigation of Lower and Lower-Middle Paleolithic quarries in the Lake Galilee and Mt. Carmel regions
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| 1997 |
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Mapping geologist/archaeologist, Smithsonian Institution Archeological Expedition, Southern India |
- Archaeometric studies of Lower Acheulian axes and cleavers, Isampur Quarry, Karnataka, southern India. Mapping and structural geologist, Neoproterozoic Bhima Basin. Geomorphological aspects of limestone terranes.
- Archaeometric studies of Lower Paleolithic Acheulian axe quarries in the Kaladghi Basin. Mapping and structural geologist, Mesoproterozoic Kaladghi Basin. Neotectonic response and bajada development of the Kaladghi Basin.
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1995-2005 |
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Member, Board of Directors, Franklin Mineral Museum, Franklin, New Jersey |
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| 1983-1984 |
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Laboratory archaeologist, Louis Berger & Associates, East Orange, New Jersey |
- Lithic and raw material analyst for Abbot Farm Investigation, Trenton, New Jersey. Member of excavation crew for Barclay's Bank Project, Wall and Water Street, New York, New York.
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| 1979-1980 |
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Archivist, Bergen County, New Jersey |
- Native American studies, contact, and proto-historic relations in Metropolitan New York region
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| 1977-1979 |
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Geologist and illustrator, Public Archaeology Facility, SUNY at Binghamton |
- Produced 1100 plates of pen-and-ink illustrations of lithic, ceramic and bone artifacts recovered from the I-88 Highway Project, Hudson Lake, New York.
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Publications and Abstracts


Most Recent Publications and Works in Progress
| LaPorta, P., Minchak, S., and Brewer-LaPorta, M. |
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The Life and History of Quarry Extraction Tools Excavated from the Skene Motion and Workshop, Hartford Basin, Champlain Valley, New York, USA, in Brewer-LaPorta, M., Burke, A., Field, D., (eds.), Ancient Quarries and Mines: A Transatlantic Perspective: Oxbow Press, Oxford, U.K. |
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LaPorta, P., and Brewer-LaPorta, M. |
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2009 |
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Revised Stratigraphy and Depositional History for the Cambrian-Ordovician Kittatinny Supergroup: Sussex County, New Jersey and Orange County, New York [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, in press. |
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Brewer-LaPorta, M., LaPorta, P., and Minchak, S.
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2009 |
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Prehistoric Quarries in the Shadows of New York City: Society for American Archaeology [abs.], Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 74.
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LaPorta, P., Brewer-LaPorta, M., and Minchak, S.
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2008 |
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Stratigraphic and Structural Settings and Geological Constraints Pertaining to the Nature of Quarry Activity in the Wallkill River Valley, New Jersey-New York [abs.]: Sociotechnic and Ideological Implications: World Archaeological Congress 6, Dublin, Ireland
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Schneider, J., and LaPorta, P.
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2008 |
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Geological Constraints on Ground Stone Production and Consumption in the Southern Levant, in Rowan, Y., and Ebling, J. (eds.), New Approaches to Old Stones: Recent Studies of Ground Stone Artifacts: Equinox Publishing Ltd., 386 p.
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LaPorta, P.
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2007 |
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The Life-Cycle of Hammerstones and the Organic Nature of Quarry Activity [abs.]: Implement Petrology Group 2007 Conference, York, England. Paper presented at conference [abstract published on IPG website].
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LaPorta, P.
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2007 |
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Prehistoric Quarries of the Mid-Atlantic United States: Controls on Intraregional Variability [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 72, p. 248. |
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LaPorta, P., Minchak, S., and Brewer-LaPorta,M. |
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2007 |
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Task Subdivision in Quarries of the First, Second, and Third Tectonic Cycles of Eastern North America [abs.]: Implement Petrology Group 2007 Conference, York, England. Paper presented at conference [abstract published on IPG website]. |
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Brewer-LaPorta, M., and LaPorta, P.
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2007 |
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Prehistoric Quarry Variation in Atectonic Terraines [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 72, p. 81.
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Conrow, M., LaPorta, P., and Minchak, S.
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2007 |
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An Analytical Method for the Analysis and Interpretation of Prehistoric Quarry Material [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 72, p. 112.
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Schneider, J., and LaPorta, P.
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2007 |
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Finding the Source: Locating Quarries and Workshops for Basaltic Milling Instruments and Vessels from the Southern Levant [abs.]: American Schools of Oriental Research Meeting. |
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LaPorta, P., and Brewer, M
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2006 |
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Tectonic and Structural Controls of Prehistoric Chert Quarries and Associated Archaeological Site Complexes [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 38, no.7., p. 315 |
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LaPorta, P., and Minchak, S.
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2006 |
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Alternative Lithic Materials in Southeastern New York: Evidence of Prehistoric Quarrying in Bedrock and Glacial Quartzites [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 71, p. 242.
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Brewer, M.. and
LaPorta, P. |
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2006 |
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Cross-sectional Interpretation of the Tectonic History of the Hamburg 7.5 Quadrangle, Sussex County, New Jersey [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting Abstracts |
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Barkai, R
Gopher, A.
LaPorta, P. |
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2005 |
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Middle Pleistocene Landscape of Extraction: Quarry and Workshop Complexes in Northern Israel, in, Gorring-Inbar, N., ed. |
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| Brewer, M., LaPorta, P. |
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2005 |
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Direct Procurement Quartz Quarries of the Lower Hudson River Estuary [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 70, p. 24 |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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2004 |
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A geological model for the development of bedrock quarries, with an ethnoarchaeological application, in Topping, P., and Lynott, M., eds., The Cultural Landscape of Prehistoric Mines, Oxbow Books, U.K. |
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| LaPorta, P. and
Brewer, M. |
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2004 |
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A Prehistoric Quarry Landscape in the Taconic Appalachians: Conservation and Mitigation in the Shadows of Active Mining [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 36, no. 5, p. 214. |
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| LaPorta, P., and Brewer, M. |
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2004 |
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Cultural Resource Management of Prehistoric Quarry Landscapes [abs.]: Geological Society of America Program with Abstracts, Joint Meeting of Northeastern and Southeastern Sections, v.36, no. 2, p. 65. |
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Barkai, R., Gopher, A.
LaPorta, P. |
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2002 |
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Paleolithic Landscape of Extraction: Extensive Lower-Middle Paleolithic flint surface-quarries and workshops at Har Pua, Upper Galilee, The Journal Antiquity. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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2002 |
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The Bhima axe: A template construct with a quarry focus subsistence [abs.]: Society of American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 67, p. 174. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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2002 |
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Inorganic silica sources contributing to the formation of nodular cherts within the Kittatinny Supergroup carbonates, northwestern New Jersey [abs.]: Geological Society of America, v. 34, #6, p.17. |
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| Brewer, M., and LaPorta, P. |
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2002 |
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Petrofabric and microfossil characteristics of chert as a provenance tool [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 67. p. 56. |
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| Minchak, S., andLaPorta, P. |
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2002 |
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The Gilpin Falls Member of the James Run Volcanic Group: A Cambro-Ordovician radiolarian chert Paleo-Indian quarry source [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 67, p. 205. |
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| Sohl, L., andLaPorta, P. |
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2002 |
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The prehistoric quarry landscape in contemporary mine settings [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 67, p. 271. |
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| Werner, A., and LaPorta, P. |
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2002 |
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The Killoran site, New Jersey: Floodplain construction over a Pleistocene age glacial lace succession [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 67, p. 306. |
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| Brewer, M., andLaPorta, P. |
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2001 |
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Prehistoric lithic resource utilization in New Jersey [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 66, p. 101. |
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| LaPorta,P. |
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2001 |
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The stratigraphic and structural relations of prehistoric chert quarries in the Wallkill River Valley, New York and New Jersey [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meting Abstracts, v. 66, p. 54. |
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| LaPorta, P. and Bondar, G. |
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2001 |
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Studying lithic economies in the new millennium [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Session Co-Organizer and Co-Discussant, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 66, p. 79. |
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Raemsch, C., and
LaPorta, P. |
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2001 |
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Geological constraints on stone tool and debitage morphology at the Sage's Crossing Site, Unadilla Valley, New York [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 66, p. 57]. |
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| Sohl, L.,LaPorta, P., and
Brewer, M. |
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2001 |
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Prehistoric quarry landscapes and cultural resource management [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v 66, p. 58. |
Other Publications
| Bergman, C.,
Doershuk, J.,LaPorta, P., and
Schuldenrein, J. |
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1996 |
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An introduction to the Early and Middle Archaic occupations at Sandt's Eddy: Pennsylvania Archaeologist. |
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Bergman, C.,LaPorta, P.,
Doershuk, J.,
Fassler, H.,
Rue, D., and
Schuldenrein, J. |
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1993 |
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The Padula Site (36Nm15) and chert resource exploitation in the Middle Delaware River Valley: Archaeology of Eastern North America, v. 20, p. 39-66. |
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| Brewer, M., Minchak, S., andLaPorta, P. |
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2000 |
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A mineral resource approach to raw material analysis and quarry investigations: Examples from the Central Appalachians [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 65, p. 64. |
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| Brewer, M., andLaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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The prehistoric quarry landscape in the eastern Appalachians [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 64, p. 58. |
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| Brewer, M., and LaPorta, P. |
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1998 |
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Geological catchments for lithic provenance research: Case studies from eastern North America [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
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| Crowell, E., andLaPorta, P. |
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2000 |
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Revising Holmes' quarries: A new look at the quartzites from Piney Branch [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 65, p. 96. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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2000 |
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Geologic constraints on prehistoric quarry development, in Rammlmair, D., Mederer, J., Oberthur, T., Himann, R.B., and Pentinghaus (eds.): Applied Mineralogy in Research, Economy, Technology, Ecology and Culture, vol. 2, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1013-1015. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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2000 |
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Geological constraints on stone tool morphology: lithic technology at the Sage's Crossing Site, Unadilla Valley, New York [abs.]: New York State Archaeological Association, Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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2000 |
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The employment of geological techniques for archaeological provenance studies [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Archaeological Geology Division, Chair and Organizer, Session 188, p. A-415. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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2000 |
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The geology of Iron Hill, Delaware and its characterization as a source of ferruginous chert, in Kellogg, D., ed., Current Issues in Mid-Atlantic Geoarchaeology: Society for American Archaeology Geoarchaeology Interest Group, Guidebook for the First Annual Field Trip, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5, 2000. |
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| La Porta, P. |
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2000 |
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The importance of a geological catchment for archaeological investigations on federal lands [abs]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 32(1), p. A-28. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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2000 |
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The organization of prehistoric mining technology in the Wallkill River Valley of northwestern New Jersey: field and petrographic evidence [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 32(7), p. A-275. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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Recent approaches to provenance studies and raw material analysis, from classical methods to modern technology [abs.]: Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, Session Organizer and Co-Chair, April 9-11, 1999. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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Chert formation mechanisms and lithic raw material selection [abs.]: Presented at the VIII International Flint Symposium, Bochum, Germany, September 13-17. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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Recent approaches to provenance studies and raw material analysis, from classical methods to modern technology [abs.]: Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, Session Organizer and Co-Chair, April 9-11, 1999. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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Chert formation mechanisms and lithic raw material selection [abs.]: Presented at the VIII International Flint Symposium, Bochum, Germany, September 13-17. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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Geological constraints on prehistoric quarry development [abs.]: Presented at the VIII International Flint Symposium, Bochum, Germany, September 13-17. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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Prehistoric mining technology in the Central Appalachians [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 31(7), p. A-343. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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Criteria for prehistoric quarry development in the eastern Appalachians [abs.]: Presented at the New York State Archaeological Association Annual Meeting. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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The role of rock fabric in lithic selection for diagnostic stone tools recovered from the Whitehurst Freeway Project, Washington, D.C. [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 64, p. 171. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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Diagenesis, stratigraphic and structural relationships and their role in quarry location and raw material selection through time [abs.]: Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting Abstracts, p. 28. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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The organization of prehistoric mining technology in the Wallkill River Valley of northwestern New Jersey [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 31(2), p. A-29. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1998 |
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The chemical characterization of ferruginous cherts: A case study from Lums Pond archaeological site, Iron Hill, Delaware [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 30(1), p. 31. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1998 |
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Chertification processes and silica sources: Examples from the Central Appalachians [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 30(7), p. A-333. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1998 |
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Diagenesis of Cambro-Ordovician cherts [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 30(1), p. 31. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1998 |
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Geological catchment and lithic source identification for diagnostic stone tools recovered from the Whitehurst Freeway Project, Washington, D.C. [abs.]: Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting Abstracts, Cape May, New Jersey. La Porta, P.C., 1998, The prehistoric mining landscape and evolution of ore exploitation: Eastern States Archaeological Federation, Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1997 |
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Geologic controls on lithic resource distribution and the development of prehistoric quarries [abs.]: Presented at the New York State Archaeological Association Annual Meeting. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1997 |
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A geological framework for lithic provenance studies: A case study from Lums Pond at Iron Hill, Delaware [abs.]: Eastern States Archaeological Federation, Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1997 |
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The prehistoric mining technology of the Cambro-Ordovician carbonates of the Wallkill River Valley of northwestern New Jersey [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 29(6), p. A-146. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1996 |
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Raw Material, Lithics, and Quarry Workshop [abs.]: Canadian Archaeological Association Meeting, hosted by Dr. Stephen Davis, St. Mary's University, chaired by Dr. David Black, University of New Brunswick. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1996 |
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Lithostratigraphic models and the geographic distribution of prehistoric chert quarries within the Cambro?Ordovician lithologies of the Great Valley Sequence, Sussex County, New Jersey and Orange County, New York: Annual Field Conference - Geological Association of New Jersey, v. 13, p. 47-70. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1996 |
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Lithostratigraphy as a predictive tool for prehistoric quarry investigations: Examples from the Dutchess Quarry Site, Orange County, New York, in Lindner, C., ed., A Golden Chronograph for Robert E. Funk: Occasional Papers in Northeastern Anthropology No. 15: Bethlehem, Connecticut, Archaeological Services, p. 73-84. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1996 |
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Lithic analysis and databases for the Middle Atlantic states [abs.]: Society for American Anthropology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 61. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1996 |
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The quarry is a place [abs.]: Presented at the First Appalachian Integrated Highland Conference, Albany, New York. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1996 |
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The tenor of an ore [abs.]: Presented at the First Appalachian Integrated Highland Conference, Albany, New York. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1996 |
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A geological approach to lithic provenance studies [abs.]: Society for American Anthropology Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 61, p. 161 |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1995 |
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Petrographic identification of lithic sources [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 27(1), p. 62. |
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| LaPorta. P. |
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1995 |
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A catchment geology for the Sandt's Eddy Site [abs.]: Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1995 |
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Chert resource exploitation in the New York Metropolitan Area: The idea of a shared mining technology [abs.]: Professional Archaeologists of New York City, Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1994 |
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Lithostratigraphic models and the geographic distribution of prehistoric chert quarries within the Cambro-Ordovician lithologies of the Great Valley Sequence, Sussex County, New Jersey, in Bergman, C.A. and Doershuk, J.F., eds., Recent Research into the Prehistory of the Delaware Valley, Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology, v. 10, p. 47-66. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1994 |
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Prehistoric chert quarries within the Lower Ordovician Halcyon Lake Group: The elucidation of a prehistoric mining district in Orange County, New York [abs.]: New York State Archaeological Association, Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts, p. 15. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1994 |
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The Lewis M. Haggerty Collection [abs.]: Eastern States Archaeological Federation, Annual Meeting Abstracts, p. 16. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1993 |
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Prehistoric chert exploitation in the Cambro-Ordovician lithologies of the Wallkill River Valley [abs.]: Society of American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, p. 81. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1993 |
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The application of cognitive models for lithic resource exploitation: Folk geology within the Wallkill River Valley [abs.]: New York State Archaeological Association, Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts, p. 11. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1992 |
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Nodular cherts of the Cambro-Ordovician Kittatinny Supergroup: Their diagenesis, stratigraphic relevance and archaeological potential [abs.]: Materials Research Society, Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1991 |
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A chert stratigraphy for the Cambro-Ordovician carbonates of the Kittatinny Supergroup: Their geological and human geographic potential [abs.]: Association of American Geographers, Middle States Division, 1991 Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1990 |
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The Stratigraphic Relevance and Archaeological Potential of the Cambro-Ordovician Kittatinny Supergroup of the Wallkill River Valley of Northern New Jersey: M.A. thesis, Queens College of the City University of New York, 50 p. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1989 |
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The stratigraphic relevance and archaeological potential of the chert-bearing carbonates within the Kittatinny Supergroup, in New York State Geological Association Field Trip Guidebook, 61st Annual Meeting, Middletown, New York. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1987 |
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Prehistoric resource analysis: field observations and petrographic characteristics of Cambrian-Ordovician chert [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 19(1), p. 24-25. |
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| LaPorta, P. |
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1986 |
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The archaeological potential of the Leithsville Formation: a Lower Cambrian chert-bearing carbonate in New Jersey [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 18(1), p. 28-29. |
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| LaPorta, P., and
Petraglia, M. |
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1998 |
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Geological controls on Acheulian quarries and artifact forms [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
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LaPorta, P., Szekielda, K., and
Brewer, M. |
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1994 |
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Prehistoric Late-Middle Archaic to Transitional Mining Practices in the Wallkill River Valley [abs.]: Eastern States Archaeological Federation, Annual Meeting Abstracts, p. 16. |
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| Lozny, L., andLaPorta, P. |
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1995 |
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Patterns of chert exploitation in the northeastern U.S.A [abs.].: VII International Flint Symposium, Warsaw, Poland, September 4-8. |
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Petraglia, M.,
LaPorta, P., and
Paddayya, K. |
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1999 |
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The first Acheulian quarry in India: Stone tool manufacture, biface morphology, and behaviors: Journal of Anthropological Research, v. 55, p. 39-70. |
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| Raemsch, C., andLaPorta, P. |
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2000 |
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Redefining lithic debitage: specialized stone tool manufacturing in the Unadilla Valley [abs.]: New York State Archaeological Association, Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
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Robertson, V.,
Shields, C., and
LaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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Prehistoric ceramics from the Whitehurst sites, Washington, D.C [abs.].: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 64, p. 242. |
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Roberston, V.,
Shields, C., and
LaPorta, P. |
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1998 |
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Early to Late Woodland ceramic industries [abs.]: Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, Programs and Abstracts, Cape May, New Jersey. |
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| Sohl, L., andLaPorta, P. |
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2000 |
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Geological Constraints on Quarry Development in the Central Appalachians [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 65, p. 311. |
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| Sohl, L. andLaPorta, P. |
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1999 |
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Fundamental criteria for prehistoric quarry development [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts, v. 64, p. 268. |
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| Sohl, L., and LaPorta, P. |
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1997 |
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Models for quarry development in a prehistoric mining district [abs.]: Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting Abstracts. |
Contributions to Cultural Resource Management Projects


Projects with Philip C. LaPorta as Principal Investigator(*) or Co-Principal Investigator( #)
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Contributions to Chapters 2, 7, 9 and 10 (covering regional geology, predictive models for prehistoric quarry locations, and lithic analysis) submitted as part of An Archaeological Survey of the Wallpack Valley Portion of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Sussex County, New Jersey, Project No. C7228.01: Report prepared by 3D/Environmental Services, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio for National Park Service, Washington, D.C. |
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"Predictive Model for Quarry Locations, Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area, Phase I Report Project No. C7228.01": Report submitted to 3D/Environmental Services, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio for National Park Service, Washington, D.C. |
Prehistoric Quarry Investigations
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"Phase III Investigations of the Chert Quarries at the Finch Trend, Smiths Basin Mine Site, Town of Hartford, Washington County, New York. Geological Mapping and Excavation of Chert Quarries and Associated Open Air Sites, OPRHP Review No. 96PRO303": Report to be submitted to Jointa Galusha, L.L.C., Glens Falls, New York and Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Peebles Island, New York |
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Phase1B/II Cultural Resource Investigations of the Colarusso Quarry Expansion, Town of Greenport, Columbia County, New York: Submitted to A. Colarusso & Son, Inc., Hudson, New York
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Phase II/III Resource Investigations of the Proposed Smiths Basin Mine, Town of Hartford, Washington County, New York: Submitted to Jointa Galusha, L.L.C., Glens Falls, New York.
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2008 |
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Phase 1B Supplemental Cultural Resource (Prehistoric Quarry) Investigation of the East Kingston Mine, Town of Ulster, Ulster County, New York: Submitted to Spectra Environmental Group, Inc., Latham, New York. |
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2008 |
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Phase 1B Supplemental Resource Investigations of the Proposed Hillcrest Commons, Town of Carmel, Putnam County, New York: Submitted to Wilder Balter Partners, Inc., Elmsford, New York. |
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2007 |
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Phase II Supplemental Cultural Resource Investigations of the Proposed Hillcrest Commons, Town of Carmel, Putnam County, New York: Submitted to Wilder Balter Partners, Inc., Elmsford, New York.
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2006 |
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Phase 1B Archaeological Geology Report, LaPorta Prehistoric Quarry Model (TM), Fletchers Fork, Skinners Creek, and Ross Branch Drainages, Fort Campbell Military Reservation, Kentucky-Tennessee: Submitted to BHE Environmental, Inc. |
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2006 |
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Phase 1A Cultural Resource Sensitivity Investigation of the Glenmere Preserve, Village of Florida, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York: Submitted to Bila Enterprises, Florida, New York.
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| 2003 |
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Field Reconnaissance Report for the Prehistoric Quarry Investigation at the Chester Golf Course, Town of Chester, Orange County, New York: Report submitted to Sherman Associates, Inc., Ramsey, New Jersey. |
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Data Recovery Plan and Educational Program for Prehistoric Quarry Investigation and Mitigation at the Smiths Basin Mine Site, Town of Hartford, Washington County, New York, OPRHP Review No. 96PRO303: Submitted to Jointa Galusha L.L.C, Glens Falls, New York. |
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Quartz Quarry Studies in the Precambrian of East Fishkill, Orange County, New York. Geological Mapping and Characterization of Quartz Vein Bedrock Quarries: Report to be submitted to Thalle Industries, East Fishkill, New York. |
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Phase 1B Cultural Resources Survey-Supplement, Characterization of Prehistoric Quarry Development, Smiths Basin Mine Site, Washington County, New York, OPRHP Review No. 96PRO303: Submitted to Spectra Environmental Group Inc., Latham, New York. |
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| 2000 |
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Historic Mining Landscape and Geological Reconnaissance of the Elizabeth Mine, South Strafford, Orange County, Vermont: Report submitted to Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc. Putney, Vermont. |
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| 1992 |
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Phase II Testing at the Dutchess Quarry Site, Orange County, New York: Report submitted as part of Dutchess Quarry & Supply Co., Inc. Cultural Resources Survey, Stages 1 and 2, Goshen Quarry Future Mining Area, Town of Goshen, Orange County, New York, prepared by Dunn Geoscience, Inc. and Hartgen & Associates, Inc., Troy, New York for the Dutchess Quarry & Supply Co., Goshen, New York. |
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Geomorphological and Quantitative Sedimentological Investigations in Glacial (Till Fabric/Till Petrology), Periglacial, Fluvial, Pluvial, Coastal and Estuarine Environments
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Geological Catchment, Raw Material and Geomorphological Assessment of the Martin Luther King Boulevard Site, Luzurn County, Pennsylvania: Report to be submitted to Pan Cultural, Inc., Pittstown, Pennsylvania" |
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2008 |
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Phase 1B/II Supplemental Cultural Resource Investigation of the Proposed Landmark Residential Development, Town of Greenbush, Westchester County, New York: Submitted to LCOR, New York, New York.
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Phase 1 Geomorphological Evaluation, Unadilla Project, Town of Unadilla,Otsego County, New York: Submitted to Birchwood Archaeological Associates, Sidney Center,New York.
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2007 |
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Phase 1 Geomorphological Evaluation, Saratoga Farms, Town of Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York: Submitted to Columbia Heritage, Newburgh, New York
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2004 |
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Geomorphological Assessments of Sites 40MT813, 40MT815, and 40MT816(Area 8B), Fort Campbell Army Installation, Montgomery County, Tennessee: Submitted to BHE Environmental, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
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2003
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Geological Catchment and Geomorphological Assessment of the Shohola Site (36PII69), Pike County, Pennsylvania: Submitted to Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc., North Wales,Pennsylvania. |
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| 2003 |
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Geomorphological Analysis for the Phase I Investigation of the Felix Dam Site, Berks County, Pennsylvania: Report to be submitted to Kittatinny Archaeological Research, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| 2003 |
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Geomorphological Analysis of the Hopewell Junction Site, Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York: Report submitted to J.R.Cohen Archaeological Associates, Inc., New York, New York. |
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| 2002 |
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Phase II/III Investigation, Unadilla Valley Central School District, Town of New Berlin, Chenango County, New York - 99PR0746: Raw Material, Petrofabric, and Geomorphological Analysis of Glacial Terraces (Olean and Binghamton Glacial Advances): Submitted to Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc., Rennselaer, New York. |
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| 2002 |
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Raw Material Analysis and Geomorphological Investigations of Paleochannel Development of the Passaic River Basin: Edwards Road/Killoren Site Route 280/Edwards Road Interchange, New Jersey: Submitted to The RBA Group, Morristown, New Jersey and Kittatinny Archaeological Research, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| 2001 |
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Phase IA Geomorphological Assessment, Belvidere, New Jersey: Geomorphological Analysis: Submitted to Kittatinny Archaeological Research, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| 2001 |
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Phase IA Geomorphological Assessment, Belvidere, New Jersey : Geomorphological Analysis: Submitted to Kittatinny Archaeological Research, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| 2001 |
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Phase IA/IB Geomorphological Investigations of Crevasse Splays and Levee Development, Westfall Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania: Submitted to Kittatinny Archaeological Research, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| 2001 |
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Phase IA Supplemental Geomorphological Study and Geological Reconnaissance of the Black Creek Site (28-Sx-297), Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey and Lithic Analysis of Artifacts Associated with the Black Creek Site : Submitted to Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. |
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| 2001 |
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Phase III Investigation of Historic Port Albany, Albany, NY, Geomorphological Analysis of the Albany Clay and Landscape Reconstruction: Submitted to Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc., Troy, New York. |
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| 2001 |
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Phase III Raw Material and Geomorphological Investigation of 40 Howard Street, Albany, New York: Submitted to Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc., Troy, New York. |
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| 1999 |
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A Geomorphological and Archaeological Analysis of Potential Dredged Material Management Alternative Sites in the New York Harbor-Apex Region: Submitted to Battelle Research Corp. for the Army Corps of Engineers - New York District. |
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| 1999 |
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Phase IA Geomorphological Assessment, Westfall Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania: Submitted to Kittatinny Archeological Research, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| 1997 |
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Geomorphological Assessment of the Surficial Deposits within a Transgressive Estuarine Complex, Bridgeport Municipal Airport, Stratford, Connecticut: Submitted to URS Greiner, Inc., Florence, New Jersey. |
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| 1995 |
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The Saxtant Site, C7537.02: Rathbone, Steuben County, New York: Part I, Lithic Catchment; Part II, Geomorphology and Soils Classification: Submitted to 3D/ESI, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio for CNG Transmission Corporation, Clarksburg, West Virginia. |
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| 1995 |
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Soil Survey for Tenneco Pipeline, Project No. C7373.02, Morgan County, Ohio": Submitted to 3D/ESI, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. |
Geological Catchments, Raw Material Analysis and LIthic Analysis Reports
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Geological Catchment and Raw Material Analysis for the Country Club of the Poconos Sites, Monroe County, Pennsylvania: Report to be submitted to Kittatinny Archaeological Associates, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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2009 |
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Five Levels of Raw Material Analysis: The LPA Pyramid Approach (TM), as Applied to Three Data Recoveries (36MR119, 36MR133, and 36NM204), Monroe and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania:Submitted to R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Frederick, Maryland. |
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2005
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Geological Catchment, Raw Material and Lithic Analysis of the Deer Park Site, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania: Report to be submitted to Pan Cultural, Inc., Pittstown, Pennsylvania. |
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| 2002 |
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Geological Catchment for the Ulster County Jail Prehistoric Quarry Site, Town of Kingston, Ulster County, New York: Submitted to Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc., Rennselaer, New York. |
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| 2002 |
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Raw Material Characterization, with Special Emphasis on the Origin of Argillite Artifacts, Recovered from the Phase II Investigation of Site 36MG112, Rivercrest Development, Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: Submitted to Kittatinny Archaeological Research Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| 2000 |
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Contributions to "Phase III Data Recovery Excavations at the Neal Garrison Paleoindian Site (1.8ME), Eliot, York County, Maine: Raw Material Identification": Submitted to John Milner Associates, West Chester, Pennsylvania. |
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| 2000 |
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Preliminary Assessment; Historic Mining Landscape and Geological Reconnaissance of the Elizabeth Mine, South Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, HAA#V095: Report Submitted to Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc. Putney, Vermont. |
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| 2000 |
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Raw Material Analysis of Lithic Artifacts Recovered from the Phase II Investigation of Site 36MG112, Rivercrest Development, Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: Submitted to Kittatinny Archaeological Research, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| 1999 |
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Lithic Analysis of Artifacts Recovered during the Phase III Investigation of the Philip's Meadow Site, Charles County, Maryland, Project No. 39582-001: Submitted to Dames & Moore, Bethesda, Maryland. |
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| 1998 |
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Contributions to Archaeological Evaluation of Six Sites, Lee County, Virginia, United States Penitentiary, Lee Pennington Gap, Virginia, Appendix D: Analysis of Hornfels Artifact: Submitted to Louis Berger and Associates, Inc., Richmond, Virginia. |
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| 1998 |
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Contributions to Data Recovery and Excavations of the Whitehurst Freeway, Sites 51NW103, 51NW104 and 51NW117, including a) The Geological Catchment for the Capitol District, b) Petrographic Atlas of Quartzite Textures, and c) Petrographic Atlas of Woodland Ceramics: Submitted by Parsons Engineering Science, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia for National Park Service, Washington, D.C. |
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| 1998 |
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Lithic Analysis for Long Valley Project 2163, Morris County, New Jersey: Submitted to Louis Berger & Associates, Inc., East Orange, New Jersey. |
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| 1998 |
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Lithic Resource Assessment for Phase II Excavations at Marshalls Creek, Monroe County, Pennsylvania: Submitted to Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc., North Wales, Pennsylvania. |
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| 1997 |
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Lithic Analysis of Materials Recovered during Phase III Excavations of the Bennett Site (36 Sq 109), Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania: Submitted to Louis Berger & Associates, Inc., East Orange, New Jersey. |
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| 1997 |
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Petrographic and Hand Sample Analysis of Lithic Materials Recovered from Site 18 PR 119, Sherwood-3 Project, Prince Georges County, Maryland: Submitted to R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Frederick, Maryland. |
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| 1997 |
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Geologic Catchment and Lithic Analysis for Phase II of the Iroquois Compressor Project, West Athens Hill, New York: Submitted to Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc., Troy, New York for Iroquois Gas Company. |
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| 1997 |
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Geologic Reconnaissance in the Lower Devonian Helderberg Group for Phase IB of the Sprint Telecommunications Line Study, New Baltimore Township, New York: Submitted to Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc., Troy, New York. |
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| 1996 |
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Technical Report for Lums Pond, Delaware Archeological Investigation: A Chemical Characterization of Jasper Artifacts Originating from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware: Submitted as part of The Prehistory of the Lums Pond Site, Newcastle County, Delaware, prepared by Parsons Engineering Science, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia for Delaware Department of Transportation, Newark, Delaware. |
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| 1996 |
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Technical Report for Site PS 56R, Staten Island: Submitted to Historical Perspectives, Inc., Westport, Connecticut. |
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| 1996 |
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Technical Report for Veteran's Administration National Cemetery, Site 731, Town of Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York: Phase II Archeological Investigation: Submitted to Hartgen Archeological Associates, Troy, New York. |
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| 1995 |
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Geological Catchment for Central Hudson Utility Line Project (P and MK Line, Ulster County), Phase IB Report: Submitted to Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc., Troy, New York for Central Hudson Power and Gas, Albany, New York. |
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| 1995 |
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Geological Catchment for Kingston Business Park, Kingston, New York, Project No. 426, Phase II Report: Submitted to Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc., Troy, New York for the City of Kingston, New York. |
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| 1995 |
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Lithic Analysis of the Catskill Quarry Collection, Project No. 347, Phase IB Report: Submitted to Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc., Troy, New York. |
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| 1995 |
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Lithic Analysis and Geologic Catchment for the New Hampshire Wal*Mart RDC Site, Phase II Report: Submitted to Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc., Troy, New York. |
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| 1995 |
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Lithic Analysis of the Wood's Edge Collection, Phase I Report: Submitted to Kittatinny Archaeological Research, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| 1995 |
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Lithic Analysis of the Richfield Site, Phase II Collection: Submitted to Kittatinny Archaeological Research, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. |
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| 1995 |
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Geological Catchment for Site C7477.01 Along the Tejas Transmission Line, Northern Tioga County, Pennsylvania, Phase IB Report: Submitted to 3D/ESI, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio for Tejas Gas Corporation, Houston, Texas. |
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| 1994 |
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Phase III Survey and Testing Along the CNG Natural Gas Pipeline, Kettle Creek Sites (36-Cn-165 and 36-Cn-199), Clinton County, Pennsylvania: Submitted as part of Archaeological Excavations on Kettle Creek: Investigations at 36CN165 and 36CN199, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, prepared by Engineering Science, Washington, D.C. for CNG Transmission Corporation, Clarksburg, West Virginia. |
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| 1994 |
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Catchment Geology for Prehistoric Sites Located within the Chilhowee and Glade Springs Quadrangles, Roanoke, Virginia, Phase 2 Report: Submitted to 3D/Environmental Services, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio for National Park Service, Washington, D.C. |
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| 1994 |
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Contributions to Chapters 2, 6 and 7 (covering regional geology and lithic analysis) submitted as part of Archaeological Data Recovery for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation's 6.79 Mile Leidy Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion, Sandt's Eddy Site (36-Nm-12), Northampton County, Pennsylvania, prepared by 3D/Environmental Services, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, Houston, Texas. |
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| 1993 |
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Phase III Survey and Testing Along the CNG Natural Gas Pipeline (TL-400 Extension 1), Beaver, Butler and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania: Submitted as part of Archaeological Data Recovery in the Upper Ohio Valley: Investigations at 36BV292, A Prehistoric Site on Connoquenessing Creek, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, prepared by Engineering Science, Washington, D.C. for CNG Transmission Corporation, Clarksburg, West Virginia. |
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| 1993 |
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Geological Report for the Chapel Farm Estate Quartz Quarries, Phase II Report: Submitted to City Scape, Inc., Brooklyn, New York for New York City Landmark Division. |
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| 1993 |
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Lithic Analysis of the Minisceongo Site, Site Nos. 177 and 195, Rockland County, New York: Submitted to Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc., Troy, New York. |
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| 1992 |
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Geological Reconnaissance for the Kerr Estates, Site No. 224, Ulster County, New York: Submitted to Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc., Troy, New York. |
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| 1992 |
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The Padula Geological Catchment Area and Prehistoric Lithic/Mineral Resource Procurement and Analysis of the Prehistoric Lithic Assemblage: Submitted as part of Archaeological Data Recovery for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation's 6.79 Mile Leidy Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion, Padula Site (36-Nm-15), Northampton County, Pennsylvania, prepared by 3D/Environmental Services, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, Houston, Texas. |
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| 1992 |
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Geological Reconnaissance for the Sussex County Sewer Project, Borough of Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, Phase IA Report: Submitted to Kittatinny Archaeological Research, Inc., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania for the County of Sussex, New Jersey. |
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| 1990 |
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Geological Reconnaissance Study of the Sharkey Landfill Superfund Site, Rockaway Neck, Morris County, New Jersey, Phase I Report: Submitted to Joel Grossman & Associates, Inc., New York, for Burns & Roe Industrial Services C |
Open File Reports


For the Archaeological Facility, State University of New York at Binghamton, on file with the New York State Department of Transportation in Syracuse, New York
| 1979 |
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Bedrock Geology, Structural History and Stream Patterning in Cayuga Creek, Tioga County, New York, 15 p. |
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| 1979 |
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Glacial History of the Manlius-Lafayette-Cicero Swamp Area, East Syracuse, New York, 15 p. |
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| 1979 |
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Bedrock Geology and Glacial History of the Lafayette-Cicero Swamp Area, East Syracuse, New York, 16 p. |
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| 1979 |
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Bedrock Geology, Physiography [Geomorphology] and Glacial History of the Manlius-Baldwinsville Quadrangle, Onondaga County, New York, 25 p. |
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| 1979 |
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Bedrock Geology and Glacial History of the Watkins Glen-Horseheads Area, Cayuga and Schuyler Counties, New York, 37 p. |
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| 1978 |
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Bedrock Geology, Structural History and Physiography [Geomorphology] of Broome County, New York: A Summary, 35 p. |
Other
| 1978 |
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Soil Subdivisions and their Prehistoric Implications, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine, 4 p. |
Teaching Experience


| 1995-1997 |
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Co-director, Archaeological Field School, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey |
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| 1995 |
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Adjunct Lecturer in geology, Lehman College of the City University of New York |
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| 1990-1993 |
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Director, Geological Field School, Economic Field Methods and Geological Mapping, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York. |
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| 1989-1994 |
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Adjunct Lecturer in geology, Hunter College of the City University of New York |
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| 1987 |
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Adjunct Lecturer in geology, Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York |
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| 1986-1989 |
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Adjunct Lecturer in geology, Queens College of the City University of New York |
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| 1982-1984 |
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Lecturer/Docent in anthropology/geology, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey |
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| 1981-1983 |
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Teaching Assistant in geology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey |
***Last Updated: Fall 2009 by Margaret Brewer-LaPorta
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