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2008
Hannibal’s trek across the Alps: identification of sites of geoarchaeological interest, (with V. Kalm, R. Dirszowsky, M.W. Milner, R.N.S. Sodhi, R. Beukens, R. Dorn, P. Tricart, S. Schwartz, E. Chamorro-Perez, S. Boccia, R.W. Barendregt, D.H. Krinsley, E.R. Seaquist, D. Merrick, B. Kapran, Journal Mediterranean Archaeology and
Archaeometry, V. 8, number 2, p. 39-54

GRS evidence and the possibility of paleooceans on Mars,
(with James Dohm, Victor Baker, William Boynton, Alberto Fairén, Justin Ferris, Mike Finch, Roberto Furfaro, Trent Hare, Daniel Janes, Jeffrey Kargel, Suniti Karunatillake, John Keller, Kris Kerry, Kyeong Kim, Goro Komatsu, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Lucia Marinangeli, Gian Ori and Javier Ruiz), Journal of Planetary and Space Sciences, V. 57, Issue 5-6, May 2009, p. 664-684.

Historical archaeology of the Hannibalic invasion of Italia: technical applications (with M.W. Milner, B. Kapran, R.W. Barendregt, P. Tricart, D. Krinsley, R. Dorn, B. Trapido-Lurie, S. Boccia, R.N.S. Sodhi, V. Kalm, R. Beukens, and C. Carcaillet, Technical Briefs in Historical Archaeology, V. 3, p. 39-47

Hannibal and the Alps: Unraveling the invasion route from the geological and environmental evidence* (with B. Kapran & Pierre Tricart), Geology Today (Geological Soc. London), V. 4, number 6, p. 223-230

2009
Soil chronosequence, Humboldt Glacier, northwestern Venezuelan Andes *(with V. Kalm, B. Kapran, M. Milner and R.G.V. Hancock, Geomorphology, V. 10, p. 99-110
Secondary Fe and Al in Antarctic paleosols: correlation to Mars with prospect for the presence of life (with James Dohm, Barbara Kapran and R.G.V. Hancock, Icarus,V. 203, p. 320-330

Landforms on Asteroid 25143-Itokawa: a geomorphological perspective on periglacial origin and meltwater history *(with Barbara Kapran), Geomorphology, 108: 321-323

Clast fabric and mass wasting on asteroid 25143-Itokawa: correlation with talus and other periglacial features on Earth (with Volli Kalm, Barbara Kapran, and Kenneth Hewitt, Sedimentary Geology, V. 219, p. 44-57

The Traversette rockfall: geomorphological reconstruction and importance in interpreting classical history (B. Kapran, V. Kalm, P. Tricart, C. Carcaillet, R.W. Barendregt, and P. Somelar) Archaeometry, V. 52, number 1, p. 156-172

Cosmic Ray Exposure dating on the head scarp of a major landslide (Séchilienne, French Alps), age constraints on Holocene kinematics (with, Olivier Le Roux, Stephane Schwartz, Jean-François Gamond, Denis Jongmans, Didier Bourles, Régis Braucher, W.C. Mahaney, Julien Carcaillet, and Laetitia Leanni, Earth Surface Processes Letters, v. 280, p. 236-245.

Evidence from the northwestern Venezuelan Andes for extraterrestrial impact: The “Black Mat Enigma (with B. Kapran, M. Milner, V. Kalm, D. Krinsley, R. Beukens, S. Boccia and R.G.V. Hancock), Geomorphology, v. 116, p. 48-57.

2010
Life On Mars? Microbes in Mars-like Antarctic environments. Journal of Cosmology, v. 5, p. 951-958.

Tsunamis on Mars: Earth analogues of projected martian sediment (with Pedro Costa, James Dohm and David Krinsley), Journal of Planetary and Space Sciences, v. 116 (1-2), p. 48-57.

Mass wasted periglacial features on Asteroid 25143-Itokawa matched with Earth analogues, Journal Royal Astronomy of Canada, February/2010: 5-10.

Reconstruction of the Early Mérida, pre-LGM Glaciation with comparison to Late Glacial Maximum Till, northwestern Venezuelan Andes, (with Volli Kalm, Michael W. Milner and John Menzies), Sedimentary Geology, v. 226, 29-41

Grain coatings: evidence of diagenesis in Jurassic-age sandstones in the southwestern United States (with Dennis Netoff, James Dohm, R.G.V. Hancock), Sedimentary Geology, v. 230, p. 1-9.

Debris flow burial of ancient wall system in the Upper Po River Valley, Italia (with Rene Barendregt, Christopher Carcaillet, Pierre Tricart and Davide Rabufetti), Geology Today, v. 26, no. 6, p. 209-215.

Reconstruction of the pre-Mérida Glaciation, northwestern Venezuelan Andes (with Volli Kalm, John Menzies, Ronald G.V. Hancock and Michael W. Milner), Sedimentary Geology, v. 230, p. 10-20.

Evidence for a cosmogenic origin of fired glaciofluvial beds in the northwestern Andes: correlation with experimentally heated quartz an feldspar (with D. Krinsley and V. Kalm), Sedimentary Geology, v. 231, p. 31-40.

Geochemistry and extractable Fe and Al in cold temperature soils of northwestern Siberia (with Volli Kalm, R.G.V. Hancock, F.A. Michel and B. Kapran), Journal of Quaternary Sciences, 25 number (2), p. 178-189

Hannibal’s invasion route: age-old question revisited with new scientific data (with J. Agnant, P. Tricart, B. Kapran, and R.W. Barendregt), Archaeometry, v. 52 (6), p. 1096-1109.

Evidence for a cosmogenic origin of fired glaciofluvial beds in the northwestern Andes: correlation with experimentally heated quartz and feldspar, (with David Krinsley and Volli Kalm). Sedimentary Geology, v. 231, p. 31-40.

2011
Bacterial Enrichment Study and Overview of the Extractable Lipids from Antarctic Paleosols, Dry Valleys, Antarctica, (with Kris M. Hart, Michal T. Szpak, Andrew R. Frazer, Sean F. Jordan, James M. Dohm, Cristopher C.R.Allen, and Brian P. Kelleher). Astrobiology, V. 11, No. 4, p. 303-321.

Hannibal’s mountain military operations in the ancient world: environmental considerations, Military Geography Journal, in press

The alpine invasion of Italy in 218 B.C.: geological reconnaissance of the alpine route. American Journal of Ancient History, New Series 6, in press.

Aluminum Extracts in Antarctic Paleosols: Proxy Data for Organic Compounds and Bacteria and Implications for Martian Paleosols (with Kris Hart, James Dohm, and R.G.V. Hancock, Sedimentary Geology, 237 (2011) 84–94.

Fired glaciofluvial sediment in the northwestern Andes: biotic aspects of the black mat (with David Krinsley, Kurt Langworthy, Kris Hart, Volli Kalm, Pierre Tricart and Stephane Schwartz), Sedimentary Geology, v. 237, p. 73–83.

Late Glacial retreat and Neoglacial advance sequences in the Zillertal Alps, Austria, (with R.G.V. Hancock and H. Melville), Geomorphology v. 130, p. 312–326.

Lightning-induced mineral/chemical changes in red pine (Pinus resinosa) (with M.N. Milner), Palaeo3, in press.

The 2011 Japanese 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake: Test of a Kinetic Energy Wave Model Using Coastal Configuration and Offshore Gradient (with Pedro Costa and James Dohm), Sedimentary Geology, in press.

Notes on the black mat sediment, Mucunuque Catchment, northern Mérida Andes, Venezuela, (with Dave Krinsley, James Dohm, Volli Kalm, Kurt Langworthy and J. Ditto). Journal of Advanced Microscopic Research, vol. 6, no. 3.

Special Issues of Geological Societies

2011
Late Neogene volcanics and interbedded paleosols near Mount Kenya. In, Van Hinsbergen, D. J. J., Buiter, S. J. H., Torsvik, T. H., Gaina, C. &Webb, S. J. (eds); Out of Africa: a synopsis of 3.8 Ga of Earth History. Geological Society of London. Special Publication, Chapter 16, p. 301-318. DOI DOI: 10.1144/SP357.16 0305-8719.

An Inventory of Potentially Habitable Environments on Mars:
Geological and Biological Perspectives, (with J.M. Dohm, H. Miyamoto, G.G. Ori, A.G. Fairén, A.F. Davila, G. Komatsu, , J.-P. Williams, S.B. Joye, G. Di Achille, D. Oehler, G. Marzo, D. Schulze-Makuch, V. Acocella, M. Glamoclija, M. Pondrelli, P. Boston, C.R. Allen, R.C. Anderson, V.R. Baker, W. Fink, A.R. Frazer, R. Furfaro, C.H Gross, T.M. Hare, Kris M. Hart, F. Ip, B.P. Kelleher, K.J. Kim, S. Maruyama, P.C. McGuire, D. Netoff, J. Parnell, L. Wendt, S. Wheelock, A. Steele, R.G.V. Hancock, A. Havics, P. Costa and D.H.Krinsley), Bulletin Geological Society of America, Special Publication, in press.