Britt Bousman | Presentations, Symposia, Grants/Contracts

Recent Organized Symposia and Workshops

Senqunyane Valley 2019, Ha Melane village chief and his wife receiving photos Bousman took in 1976 of his grandfather.
Senqunyane Valley 2019, Ha Melane village chief and his wife receiving photos Bousman took in 1976 of his grandfather.

2021 Geoarchaeology and palaeoecology of prehistoric open-air prehistoric sites. Michael Toffolo, Kristen Wroth and Britt Bousman (co-organizers). Society of Africanist Archaeologists, St. Hughes College, Oxford, September.

2014 Texas Archeological Society Annual Meeting, Co-Program Chair with Margaret Howard, San Marcos.

From the Past to the Present, changing climates, ecosystems and environments of arid Southern Africa, a tribute to Louis Scott. Scientific Committee Member, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2011, 2012, 2013 Texas State Lithic Workshop taught by Chris Ringstaff. Texas State University.

2008 New Views on Ancient Africa: Papers in Honor of C. Garth Sampson, co-organizers: Britt Bousman and Tom Minichillo, Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver.

Recent Presentations/Posters

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  • Coronado’s Late Night Weather Report, Britt Bousman, Texas Archeological Society Meeting, Tyler, October, submitted.

    A Reanalysis of Middle Ceramic Settlement and Climate in the Southern Plains. Britt Bousman, Plains Anthropological Society Meeting, Oklahoma City, October, submitted.

    Geoarchaeological Investigations within the North Sulphur River Valley; Update on the Proposed Lake Ralph Hall Project, Analise Hollingshead, Ashley Eyeington, Ken Lawrence, Karl Kibler, C. Britt Bousman, and Marty Horn, Texas Archeological Society Meeting, Tyler, October, submitted.

    Geoarchaeology and paleoecology of the Middle Stone Age site of Lovedale, Free State, South Africa. Kristen Wroth, Chantal Tribolo, C. Britt Bousman, Maïlys Richard, Liora Kolska Horwitz, Lloyd Rossouw, Christopher E. Miller, Michael B. Toffolo. European Society of Human Evolution, Tübingen, September.

    Dunn’s 1872 Route in the Northern Cape and the Cultural Geography of the |Xam Bushmen. Britt Bousman, Janette Deacon and Jose Manuel de Prada-Samper Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists, May 24.

    Geoarchaeology and paleoecology of the Middle-to-Later Stone Age sites of Lovedale and Damvlei, Free State, South Africa. Kristen Wroth, Chantal Tribolo, C. Britt Bousman, Maïlys Richard, Liora Kolska Horwitz, Lloyd Rossouw, Christopher E. Miller, Michael B. Toffolo. World Archaeological Congress, Prague, July.

    Modeling Early Hominin Landscape Use Through a Chimpanzee Kaleidoscope. Britt Bousman, Jill Pruetz, Kelly Boyer-Ontl, and Mark Willis, Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists, May 25.

    An Update on the Excavations and Analysis of the Middle-to-Later Stone Age sites of Lovedale and Damvlei, Free State, South Africa. Kristen Wroth, Chantal Tribolo, C. Britt Bousman, Maïlys Richard, Liora Kolska Horwitz, Lloyd Rossouw, Christopher E. Miller, Michael B. Toffolo. Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists, May 25.

    Coronado’s Weather Report. Southwestern Federation of Archaeological Societies, 56th Symposium, Amarillo, April 9.

  • Allostratigraphy and archaeology: the alluvial record in the Modder Valley, South Africa. Britt Bousman, Sarah Morris, Lloyd Rossouw and James Brink. Society of Africanist Archaeologists, Oxford, September.

    Palaeoecology of the Middle-to-Later Stone Age sites of Lovedale and Damvlei, Free State, South Africa, Kristen Wroth, Britt Bousman, Lloyd Rossouw, Chantal Tribolo, Elisabetta Boaretto, Liora Horwitz, Christopher Miller and Michael Toffolo. Society of Africanist Archaeologists, Oxford, September.

  • Thoughts on Landscape Evolution, Valley Sedimentation, and the Archaeological Record in the Western Free State, South Africa. In Symposium: Early Homo sapiens Environments between Karoo and Kalahari, MINERVA on line workshop, St Hughes College, Oxford, Nov 19-20.

  • The 2018 Early Later Stone Age Excavations at Erfkroon, Free State, South Africa. Britt Bousman, James Brink, Sarah Morris, Michael Toffolo, Kristen Wroth, Holly Meier and Mark Bateman, Kimberley, July.

    Paleolandscape Reconstruction using Geoproxy and Phytolith Evidence at Erfkroon. Kristen Wroth, Sarah Morris, Britt Bousman, James Brink, Michael Toffolo, Holly Meier and Mark Bateman, Kimberley, July.

    Converting and Curating the Orange River Scheme Survey Data in GIS Formats. Britt Bousman, Joy Tatem, Lloyd Rossouw and Garth Sampson, Kimberley, July.

    Paleolandscape Reconstruction using Geoproxy Evidence at Erfkroon, a Middle to Later Stone Age occupation in South Africa’s continental interior. Sarah Morris, Britt Bousman and Michael Toffolo, Society for American Archaeology Meeting, Albuquerque, April.

  • The MIS 3 Occupation at Erfkroon and the Early Later Stone Age in Southern Africa. Britt Bousman, James Brink, Mark Bateman, Holly Meier, Lloyd Rossouw, Louis Scott, & Senna Thornton-Barnett. Paleoanthropology Society Meeting, Austin.

  • A new calibrated chronology for the Longhorn and Headstream Sites in the Southern Plains. Britt Bousman and Doug Boyd. Texas Archeological Society, Grapevine, Texas, Oct.

    Throwing out the “sheep” with the bathwater: old versus new techniques. Karin Scott, Ina Plug, Britt Bousman. Association of Southern Africa Professional Archaeologists, Pretoria, July.

  • The 2016 Texas State Archaeological Field School at the Cross Bar Ranch. Britt Bousman, Marty Horn, Robert Z. Selden, Chris Lintz, Chris Jurgens, Mike Mudd, and Caitlin Gulihur. Texas Archeological Society Meeting, Nacogdoches, Oct.

    The Index of Texas Archaeology; open access to the grey literature of Texas. Zac Selden & Britt Bousman, Council of Texas Archeologists, Austin, March.

  • The Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State. Robert Z. Selden Jr. & Britt Bousman. Poster: Texas Archeological Society, Houston.

    A GIS Analysis of Alibates Quarries and Antelope Creek Sites - an update. Britt Bousman, Virginia Moore & Bob Wishoff. Texas Archeological Society, Houston.

  • Dating the Upper Toyah component at Rowe Valley (41WM437) - new dates, new models. Haley Rush, Britt Bousman and Elton R. Prewitt. Texas Archeological Society, San Marcos.

    Middle and Late Pleistocene Terraces and Archaeology in the Modder River Valley, South Africa. Britt Bousman, James Brink, Mark Bateman, Holly Meier, Gary Trower, Rainer Grün, Daryl Codron, Lloyd Rossouw, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, and Louis Scott. 14th Congress of the PanAfrican Archaeological Association of Prehistory, Johannesburg, July.

    Early Later Stone Age archaeology at Erfkroon, South Africa and new hypotheses for tool use. Senna Thornton-Barnett, Britt Bousman, Chris Ringstaff and James Brink. 14th Congress of the PanAfrican Archaeological Association of Prehistory, Johannesburg, July.

    The Later Stone Age at Erfkroon: an analysis of Robberg technology and open-air site utilization. Molly E. Palmison, James Brink, Andy Herries, Mark Willis, Rainer Grün, Agathe Lisè-Pronovost and Britt Bousman. 14th Congress of the PanAfrican Archaeological Association of Prehistory, Johannesburg, July.

    Palynological analysis of the spring mound Baden-Baden in the western Free State, South Africa. A.C. van Aardt, L. Scott, C.B. Bousman, J.S. Brink, Zenobia Jacobs and P.J. du Preez. “From Past to Present, changing climates, ecosystems and environments of arid Southern Africa, a tribute to Louis Scott”, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, July.

    A New Palaeoenvironmental Sequence from the western Free State. Britt Bousman, James Brink, Holly Meier, Daryl Codron, Lloyd Rossouw, and Mark Bateman. “From Past to Present, changing climates, ecosystems and environments of arid Southern Africa, a tribute to Louis Scott”, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, July.

    A GIS Analysis of the Zeekoe Valley Stone Age Archaeological Record (poster). Garth Sampson, Virginia Moore, Bob Stafford Alberto Giordano, Mark Willis, Tim Dalbey, and Britt Bousman. “From Past to Present, changing climates, ecosystems and environments of arid Southern Africa, a tribute to Louis Scott”, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, July.

    Middle and Late Pleistocene Terraces and Archaeology in the Modder River Valley, South Africa. Britt Bousman, James Brink, Mark Bateman, Holly Meier, Gary Trower, Rainer Grün, Daryl Codron, Lloyd Rossouw, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, and Louis Scott. Society for American Archaeology, Austin, April.

  • Middle and Later Stone Age occupations in the Modder River Valley, South Africa. Britt Bousman, James Brink, Holly Meier, Mark Bateman, Gary Trower, Rainer Grün, Daryl Codron, Lloyd Rossouw, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Chris Ringstaff and Louis Scott. Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists, Gaborone, July.

    New evidence for the introduction of domestic stock in Southern Africa. Britt Bousman, Raymond Mauldin, Karin Scott and Garth Sampson. Texas Academy of Science, Kerrville. March.

  • The Middle and Late Pleistocene Alluvial Terraces with Middle and Later Stone Age occupations in the Modder River Valley, South Africa. Holly Meier, Britt Bousman, James Brink, Mark Bateman, Gary Trower Rainer Grün, Lloyd Rossouw, Daryl Codron, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, and Louis Scott; Geological Society of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, November.

    Abrupt eco-climate transitions during pre-Clovis occupation along the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas. Lee Nordt, Michael Waters, Steve Foreman, Steven Driese, Britt Bousman; Geological Society of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, November.

    Unraveling the Paleoindian/Archaic transition: Krieger’s Protoarchaic Period Revived. Britt Bousman; Texas Archeological Society, Tyler, October.

    Spatial Dynamics of U.S. Cultural Resource Law. Robert Z. Selden and C. Britt Bousman; Texas Archeological Society, Tyler, October.

    The Middle and Late Pleistocene Palaeoenvironment of the Modder River Valley, South Africa. Mark Bateman, Britt Bousman, James Brink, Holly Meier, Gary Trower Rainer Grün, Lloyd Rossouw, Daryl Codron, Senna Thornton-Barnett, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Stephen Tooth, and Louis Scott; Southern African Society for Quaternary Research, Gobabeb, Namibia, September.

    Baden-Baden—a Smithfield Antelope Processing Site in the western Free State, South Africa. Britt Bousman and James Brink. Society of Africanist Archaeologists, Toronto, June.

    Human Adaptations and Paleoecology during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Modder River Valley, South Africa. Britt Bousman, James Brink, Mark Bateman, Holly Meier, Gary Trower, Rainer Grün, Lloyd Rossouw, Daryl Codron, Senna Thornton-Barnett, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Stephen Tooth, Louis Scott, and Chris Ringstaff. Paleoanthropology Society Meeting, Memphis, April.

    Analysis of Quarrying Behavior at Alibates Flint Mines. Britt Bousman, Bob Wishoff, Chris Davis and Paul Katz. Texas Academy of Science, Alpine, March.

  • “Realms,” A Look at Paleoclimate and Projectile Points in Texas. Michael B. Collins, David M. Yelacic and C. Britt Bousman. Texas Archeological Society Meeting, Fort Worth, October.

    Results of the Alibates Flint Quarries Resurvey Project. Britt Bousman, Chris R. L. Davis, I. Robert Wishoff, Paul Katz and Charles Swenson. Texas Archeological Society Meeting, Fort Worth, October.

    The post-1.0 Ma evolution of large mammal endemism in southern Africa in relation to East Africa and subsequent biogeographic isolation of the Cape coastal region. James Brink, Rainer Grün, Andrew Herries, John Gowlett and Britt Bousman. INQUA, Bern, Switzerland, July.

    Terrestrial evidence of vegetation and climate change during the last 30 ka in Southern Africa: the fossil pollen data. Louis Scott, Frank Neumann, George Brook, Britt Bousman and E. Norström. INQUA, Bern, Switzerland, July.

    The Paleoindian/Archaic transition in Texas. Britt Bousman. Texas Academy of Texas Annual Meeting, St. Edwards University, Austin, March.

Recent Grants/Contracts

2020
Looking at Early Hominin Technology through a Chimpanzee Kaleidoscope, co-PI Jill Pruetz. Research Accelerator Program, Texas State University, $5200.

2019
Archaeological Reconnaissance in the Senqunyane Valley, Lesotho. The Center for International Studies, Texas State University, $500.
Geological Description of Sediment Cores from Lake Ralph Hall, AR Consultants, $9109.

2018
Early Later Stone Age Excavations at Erfkroon, South Africa. Research Enhancement Grant, Office of Sponsored Programs, Texas State University, $8000.

2017
Archaeological investigations at the Cross Bar Ranch, Grant-in-Aid, Bureau of Land Management, $5,000.

2016
Archaeological investigations at the Cross Bar Ranch, Grant-in-Aid, Bureau of Land Management, $15,000.

2015
Archaeological investigations at the Cross Bar Ranch, Grant-in-Aid, Bureau of Land Management, $10,000.

2010
Recalibration survey of available quarry pit location data at the Alibates Quarries. National Park Service, $5,192.

2009
Excavation of Middle and Later Stone Age Sites at Erfkroon, South Africa, National Science Foundation, $105,260.