CURRICULUM  VITAE

JAMES ANTHONY HARRELL  
(revised October 2008)

PERSONAL:

Birth date: September 17, 1948
Birth place: Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

EDUCATION:

B.A. cum laude, Phi Kappa Phi (Earth Science with minor emphasis in Archaeology): California State University at Fullerton, 1971 [University of Uppsala, Sweden, 1968-69]

M.S. (Geology): University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1976

Ph.D. (Geology): University of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1983

AREAS OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS:

1. Sedimentary Petrology

2. Statistical Applications in Geology

3. Environmental Geology (especially geologic hazards)

4. Archaeological Geology (especially sources and petrology of ancient Egyptian stones)

WORK HISTORY:

1. 9/67-6/68, 9/69-8/71: student assistant, California State University at Fullerton

2. 9/71-5/74: teaching and research assistant, University of Oklahoma

3. 9/74-6/78: teaching and research assistant, University of Cincinnati

4. 6/75-9/75: exploration geologist (summer position), Amoco Production Company, Houston, Texas

5. 8/76-9/76: consulting geologist/mud logger (summer position), Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

6. 9/79-present: faculty member, Department of Environmental Sciences (originally Department of 'Geology' and later 'Earth, Ecological & Environmental Sciences'), University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio (9/79-6/85, Assistant Professor; 7/85-3/92, Associate Professor; 7/85-6/94, Department Chairman; 4/92-present, Full Professor)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

1. American Research Center in Egypt: member

2. Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity: member, formerly Secretary and Treasurer of this international organization

3. Archeological Institute of America: currently President of the Toledo Society chapter of this national organization 

4. Sudan Archaeological Research Society

5. Egypt Exploration Society

6. MAMORA, International Journal for Archaeology, History and Archaeometry of Marbles and Stones: member of the Editorial Board

7. PALARCH, Netherlands Journal of Science – member of the Editorial Board

SCHOLARLY WORKS:

Papers Published (88)

Harrell, J.A. and H. Blatt, 1978, Polycrystallinity - effect on the durability of detrital quartz: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 48, p. 25-30.

Harrell, J.A. and K. Eriksson, 1979, Empirical conversion equations for thin-section and sieve derived size distribution statistics: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 49, p. 273-280.

Briskin, M. and J.A. Harrell, 1980, Time-series analysis of the Pleistocene deep-sea paleoclimatic record: Marine Geology, v. 36, p. 1-22.

Pryor, W., B. Maynard, R. Kepferle and J.A. Harrell, 1980, Jabez Sandstone - a new member of the Fort Payne Formation (Mississippian), southeastern Kentucky: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1502-A, p. 104-109.

Harrell, J.A., 1981, Measurement errors in the thin-section analysis of grain packing: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 51, p. 674-676.

Harrell, J.A., 1984a, Roller micrometer analysis of grain shape: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 54, p. 643-645.

Harrell, J.A., 1984b, A visual comparator for degree of sorting in thin and plane sections: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 54, p. 646-650 (see also p. 624-626 in v. 55 of JSP for my reply to a discussion of this paper on p. 621-623 in v. 55).

Harrell, J.A., 1987, The analysis of bivariate association: Chap. 9 (p. 142-165) in W.B. Size (ed.), "Use and Abuse of Statistical Methods in the Earth Sciences", International Association of Mathematical Geologists, Studies in Mathematical Geology No. 1, Oxford Press, NY, NY.

Harrell, J.A., 1988, "Foreword" to a new facsimile edition of the Manual of Sedimentary Petrography by W.C. Krumbein and F.J. Pettijohn (1938): Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists reprint series no. 13 (originally published by Appleton-Century Crofts, NY), p. v-xi. [I initiated and supervised the republication of this book for SEPM] 

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1989, Oldest geologic map is Turin papyrus: Geotimes, v. 34, no. 3, p. 10-11 (see also p. 6 in v. 35, no. 2 of Geotimes for our reply to a letter on p. 9-10 in v. 34, no. 10). [Brief notes describing this research were also published in National Geographic Magazine, Nov. 1989, v. 176, no. 5, Geographica section; and in Earth Science, 1988, v. 41, no. 4, p. 5]

Harrell, J.A., 1989, An inventory of ancient Egyptian quarries: Newsletter of the American Research Center in Egypt, no. 146, p. 1-7 plus cover photo. [Also reprinted, in part, in the Newsletter of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, 1990, v. 3, no. 2, p. 3 and 5-8]

Harrell, J.A. and C.R. Twidale, 1989, Horizontal grooves in granite, western Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, v. 33, no. 2, p. 165-178.

Harrell, J.A. and A. Kumar, 1989, Multivariate stepwise regression analysis of indoor radon data from Ohio, U.S.A.:  Journal of Official Statistics, v. 5, no. 4, p. 409-420.

Popp, R.K., M.W. Phillips and J.A. Harrell, 1990, Mechanisms of ferric iron accommodation in amphiboles - evidence from Fe⁺³-rich natural calcic and subcalcic varieties: American Mineralogist, v. 75, p. 163-169.

Harrell, J.A., 1990, Misuse of the term "alabaster" in Egyptology: Göttinger Miszellen, Beiträge zur Ägyptologischen Diskussion, no. 119, p. 37-42.

Harrell, J.A., C.B. Hatfield and G.R. Gunn, 1991, The Mississippian System of the Michigan Basin - stratigraphy, sedimentation and economic geology:  in P.A. Catacosinos and P.A. Daniels, Jr. (eds.), "Early Sedimentary Evolution of the Michigan Basin", Geological Society of America Special Paper 256, p. 203-219.

Harrell, J.A., M.E. Belsito and A. Kumar, 1991, Radon hazards associated with outcrops of Ohio Shale in Ohio: Environmental Geology and Water Sciences, v. 18, no. 1, p. 17-26.

Brown, V.M. and J.A. Harrell, 1991, Megascopic classification of rocks: Journal of Geological Education, v. 39, p. 379-387.

Heydinger, A.G., A. Kumar and J.A. Harrell, 1991, Development of an indoor radon information system for database management (IRISDAT): Environmental Software, v. 6, no. 4, p. 194-201.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1992, The world's oldest surviving geological map - the 1150 BC Turin papyrus from Egypt: Journal of Geology, v. 100, p. 3-18. [This was the lead article in the Journal's 100th anniversary issue and was also the first article in the Journal's history to include a color illustration]

Harrell, J.A., 1992, An ancient Egyptian map: in J. Ingram, D. Herridge and N. Moore (eds), "Explore! A Book of Science" (for Grade 4), Addison-Wesley Publ's., Toronto, ON, p. 168-171.

Harrell, J.A., 1992, Ancient Egyptian limestone quarries - a petrological survey: Archaeometry, v. 34, no. 2, p. 195-212.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1992, The oldest surviving topographical map from ancient Egypt (Turin Papyri 1879, 1899 and 1969): Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, v. 29, p. 81-105.

Harrell, J.A., 1993, Granite platforms of the western Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma - pediment outliers of the Southern High Plains in Texas and New Mexico: Journal of Geology, v. 101, p. 397-403 (abstract reprinted in Oklahoma Geology Notes, 1994, v. 54, no. 2, p. 80). [Of all the papers I have published, this is my favorite one]

Harrell, J.A., 1993, Book review of "Ancient Stones: Quarrying, Trade, and Provenance" (by Waelkens et al., eds, 1992) for Geoarchaeology, v. 8, no. 4, p. 339-340.

Harrell, J.A., 1993, Book review of "Principles of Sedimentary Deposits - Stratigraphy and Sedimentology" (by Friedman et al., 1992): Journal of Geological Education, v. 41, no. 4, p. 382.

Harrell, J.A. and B.E. Penrod, 1993, The great pyramid debate - Evidence from the Lauer sample: Journal of Geological Education, v. 41, no. 4, p. 358-363. [See also p. 195-198 in v. 42 of JGE for my reply to a rebuttal of this paper on p. 364-369 in v. 41]

Harrell, J.A., J.P. McKenna and A. Kumar, 1993, Geological controls on indoor radon in Ohio: Ohio Geological Survey, Report of Investigations No. 144, 36 p.

Harrell, J.A., 1994, The Sphinx controversy — another look at the geological evidence: KMT Magazine, v. 5, no. 2, p. 70-74 (see also p. 3-4 in v. 5, no. 3 of KMT for my reply to a rebuttal of this paper on p. 5-7 in v. 5, no. 2). [I also presented my views on "Who Built the Sphinx?", a program in the ARCHAEOLOGY television series that aired on the Learning and Discovery channels in 1994, and again on "Egyptian Sphinx – What's Under the Ancient Sphinx?", a program in the ENCOUNTERS WITH THE UNEXPLAINED television series that aired on the PAX-TV channel in 2002]

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1994, Chephren's Quarry in the Nubian Desert of Egypt: Nubica, v. 3, pt. 1, p. 43-57.

Harrell, J.A., 1995, Ancient Egyptian origins of some common rock names: Journal of Geological Education, v. 43, no. 1, p. 30-34.

Brown, V.M. and J.A. Harrell, 1995, Topographical and petrological survey of ancient Roman quarries in the Eastern Desert of Egypt; in Y. Maniatis, N. Herz and Y. Bassiakis (eds.), "The Study of Marble and Other Stones Used in Antiquity - ASMOSIA III, Athens", Transactions of the 3rd International Symposium of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, p. 221-234.

Harrell, J.A. and T.M. Bown, 1995, An Old Kingdom basalt quarry at Widan el-Faras and the quarry road to Lake Moeris in the Faiyum, Egypt: Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, v. 32, p. 71-91.

Bown, T.M. and J.A. Harrell, 1995, The oldest paved road, Faiyum Depression, Egypt: The Ostracon, v. 6, no. 3, p. 1-4.

Harrell, J.A., 1996, Geology; a chapter in S.E. Sidebotham and W.Z. Wendrich (eds.), "Berenike 1995 - Preliminary Report on the 1995 Excavations at Berenike (Egyptian Red Sea Coast) and the Survey of the Eastern Desert": Centre for Non-Western Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, p. 99-126.

Harrell, J.A., V.M. Brown and M.S. Masoud, 1996, Survey of ancient Egyptian quarries: Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority, Paper No. 72, 31 p.

Brown, V.M and J.A. Harrell, 1998, Aswan granite and granodiorite: Göttinger Miszellen, Beiträge zur Ägyptologischen Diskussion, no. 164, p. 33-39.

Harrell, J.A., 1998, Geology; a chapter in S.E. Sidebotham and W.Z. Wendrich (eds.), "Berenike 1996 - Report of  the Excavations at Berenike (Egyptian Red Sea Coast) and the Survey of the Eastern Desert": Centre for Non-Western Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, p. 121-148.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1999, A Late-Period quarry for naoi in the Eastern Desert: Egyptian Archaeology, no. 14, p. 18-20.

Harrell, J.A., V.M. Brown and L. Lazarrini, 1999, Two newly discovered Roman quarries in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: in M. Schvoerer (ed.), "Archeomateriaux, Marbres et Autre Roches — Actes de la Conference Internationale ASMOSIA IV, 9-13 Octobre 1995", Centre de Recherche en Physique Appliquée à L'Archéologie — Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, p. 285-292.

Harrell, J.A., 1999, Geology; a chapter in S.E. Sidebotham and W.Z. Wendrich (eds.), "Berenike 1997 — Report of the Excavations at Berenike and the Survey of the Egyptian Eastern Desert, Including Excavations at Shenshef ": Centre for Non-Western Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, p. 107-121.

Schijns, W.H.M, J.D. Kila and J.A. Harrell, Architectural Observations; a chapter in S.E. Sidebotham and W.Z. Wendrich (eds.), "Berenike 1997 — Report of the Excavations at Berenike and the Survey of the Egyptian Eastern Desert, Including Excavations at Shenshef ": Centre for Non-Western Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, p. 95-105.

Harrell, J.A., 1999, Ancient stone quarries at the Third and Fourth Nile Cataracts, northern Sudan: Sudan and Nubia, n. 3, p. 21-27.

Harrell, J.A., 1999, The Tumbos quarry at the Third Nile Cataract, northern Sudan; in D.A. Welsby (ed.), "Recent Research in Kushite History and Archaeology — Proceedings of the 8^th International Conference for Meroitic Studies: British Museum Occasional Paper No. 131, p. 239-250.

Kumar, A., J.A. Harrell and A. Heydinger, 2000, Development of an Ohio radon web site: in Proceedings of the 1999 International Radon Symposium, p. 6.0-6.9.

Aston, B. G., J.A. Harrell and I. Shaw, 2000, Stones (Chap. 2); in P.T. Nicholson and I. Shaw (eds.), "Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology": University of Cambridge Press, Cambridge, p. 5-77.

Harrell, J.A., 2000, Petrology and provenance of limestone used for the Coptos-Hierakonpolis sculptures; p. 237-239, an appendix to 'The Colossi from the early shrine at Coptos in Egypt' by B. Kemp and A. Boyce: Cambridge Archaeological Journal, v. 10, no. 2, p. 211-244.

Harrell, J.A., V.M. Brown and M.S. Masoud, 2000, Early Dynastic quarry for stone vessels at Gebel Manzal el-Seyl, Eastern Desert: Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, v. 86, p. 33-42 & plates IV-V.

Harrell, J.A., 2001, "Calcite"; in D. B. Redford (ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: Oxford University Press (London/New York), p. 223-224 (Vol. 1).

Harrell, J.A., 2001, "Diorite and Related Rocks"; in D. B. Redford (ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: Oxford University Press (London/New York), p. 395-396 (Vol. 1).

Harrell, J.A., 2001, "Cartography"; in D. B. Redford (ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: Oxford University Press (London/New York), p. 239-241 (Vol. 1).

Kumar, A., J.A. Harrell and A.G. Heydinger, 2001, Ohio goes online to combat indoor radon: Environmental Manager, Feb. issue, p. 30-32.

Harrell, J.A., 2001, Ancient quarries near Amarna: Egyptian Archaeology, n. 19, p. 36-38.

Sidebotham, S.E., H. Barnard, J.A. Harrell and R.S. Tomber, 2001, The Roman quarry and installations in Wadi Umm Wikala and Wadi Semna: Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, v. 87, p. 135-170.

Harrell, J.A. and M.D. Lewan, 2002, Sources of mummy bitumen in ancient Egypt and Palestine: Archaeomety, v. 44, pt. 2, p. 285-293.

Harrell, J.A. and L. Lazzarini, 2002, A new variety of granito bianco e nero from Wadi Barud, Egypt; in J.J. Herrmann, N. Herz and R. Newman (eds.), "ASMOSIA 5 – Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone" (Proceedings of Fifth International Conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1998): Archetype Publications, Ltd., London, p. 47-51.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 2002, Rock sawing at a Roman diorite quarry, Wadi Umm Shegilat, Egypt; in J.J. Herrmann, N. Herz and R. Newman (eds.), "ASMOSIA 5 – Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone" (Proceedings of Fifth International Conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1998): Archetype Publications, Ltd., London, p. 52-57.

Harrell, J.A., 2002, Pharaonic stone quarries in the Egyptian deserts; in R. Friedman (ed.), "Egypt and Nubia — Gifts of the Desert": British Museum Press, London, p. 232-243.

Harrell, J.A., V.M. Brown and L. Lazzarini, 2002, Breccia verde antica – source, petrology and ancient uses; in L. Lazzarini (ed.), "Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone – ASMOSIA VI, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Venice, June 15-18, 2000": Bottega d'Erasmo - Aldo Ausilio Editore (Padova), p. 207-218.

Harrell, J.A., L. Lazzarini and M. Bruno, 2002, Reuse of Roman ornamental stones in medieval Cairo, Egypt; in L. Lazzarini (ed.), "Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone – ASMOSIA VI, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Venice, June 15-18, 2000": Bottega d'Erasmo - Aldo Ausilio Editore (Padova), p. 89-96.

Miller, H.M, J.A. Harrell and M.P. Angle, 2002, Ground Water Pollution Potential of Henry County, Ohio: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, Ground Water Pollution Potential Report No. 45.

Plymale, C.L., J.A. Harrell, M.P. Angle and M. Hallfrisch, 2002, Ground Water Pollution Potential of Fulton County, Ohio: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, Ground Water Pollution Potential Report No. 44.

W.Z. Wendrich, R.S. Tomber, S.E. Sidebotham, J.A. Harrell, R.T.J. Cappers and R.S. Bagnall, 2003, Berenike crossroads – the integration of information: Journal of Economic and Social History of the Orient, v. 46, n. 1, p. 46-87. [republished as Chapter 2 (pp. 15-66) in N. Yoffee and B.L. Crowell (eds.), 2006, Excavating Asian History: Interdisciplinary Studies in Archaeology and History; University of Arizona Press, Tucson]

Bagnall, R.S. and J.A. Harrell, 2003, Knekites: Chronique d'Égypte, v. 78, p. 229-235.

Harrell, J.A., 2003, Book review of “The Roman Imperial Quarries Survey and Excavation at Mons Porphyrites, 1994-1998. Volume I, Topography and Quarries" (by V. A. Maxfield and D. P. S. Peacock, eds., 2001): Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, v. 89, p. 280-283.

Harrell, J.A., 2004, Book review of "The Roman Imperial Quarries Survey and Excavation at Mons Porphyrites, 1994-1998. Volume I, Topography and Quarries" (by V. A. Maxfield and D. P. S. Peacock, eds., 2001): Journal of Near Eastern Studies, v. 63, n. 3, p. 221-224.

Harrell, J.A., 2004, A stone vessel quarry at Gebel Umm Naqqat: Egyptian Archaeology, n. 24, p. 34-36.

Harrell, J.A., 2004, Flawed geochemistry used to condemn James inscription: Biblical Archaeology Review, v. 30, n. 1, p. 38-41.

Harrell, J.A., 2004, Petrographic investigation of Coptic limestone sculptures and reliefs in the Brooklyn Museum of Art: PALARCH, Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology series, v. 1, n. 1, p. 1-16.

Sidebotham, S.E., H.M. Nouwens, A.M. Hense and J.A. Harrell, 2004, Preliminary report on archaeological fieldwork at Sikait (Eastern Desert of Egypt) and environs in 2002-2003: Sahara, v. 15, p. 7-30.

Harrell, J.A., 2004, Archaeological geology of the world's first emerald mine: Geoscience Canada, v. 31, n. 2, p. 69-76.

Harrell, J.A., 2004, Ornamental stones used in the zawiya/sabil of Farag Ibn Barquq in the Bab Zuwayla area of Cairo: Bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, n. 185, p. 18-23.

Harrell, J.A. and S.E. Sidebotham, 2004, Wadi Abu Diyeiba – an amethyst quarry in Egypt’s Eastern Desert: Minerva, v. 15, n. 6, p. 12-14.

Sidebotham, S.E., G.T. Mikhail, J.A. Harrell and R.S. Bagnall, 2004 (but actually publ’d in 2007), A water temple at Bir Abu Safa (Eastern Desert, Egypt): Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, v. 41, p. 149-159.

Harrell, J.A.,2005, Porfido Rosso Laterizio and the discovery of its source in Wadi Abu Gerida, Egypt: Marmora, v. 1, p. 35-46.

Harrell, J.A. and M.I. Madbouly, 2006, An ancient quarry for siliceous sandstone at Wadi Abu Aggag, Egypt: Sahara, n. 17, p. 51-58.

Seeger, J.A., S.E. Sidebotham, J.A. Harrell and M. Pons, 2006, A brief archaeological survey of the Aqiq region (Red Sea coast), Sudan: Sahara, n. 17, p. 7-18.

Harrell, J.A., J.G. Dunn and J.W. Welshimer, 2006, Effect of crystal size on dolomite decrepitation in glass furnaces: Glass Technology: European Journal of Glass Science and Technology, Part A, v. 47, n. 6, p. 188-192.

Harrell, J.A., 2006, Archaeological geology of Wadi Sikait: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, v. 4, n. 1, p. 1-12.

Harrell, J.A. and A.F. Osman, 2007, Ancient amazonite quarries in the Eastern Desert: Egyptian Archaeology, n. 30, p. 26-28.

Harrell, J.A., S.E. Sidebotham, R.S. Bagnall, S. Marchand, J.E. Gates, and J.-L. Rivard, 2006, The Ptolemaic to early Roman amethyst quarry at Abu Diyeiba in Egypt’s Eastern Desert: Bulletin de l’Institut Francais d’Archéologie Orientale, v. 106, p. 127-162.

Harrell, J.A., M.A.T.M. Broekmans and D. I. Godfrey-Smith, 2007, The origin, destruction and restoration of colour in Egyptian travertine: Archaeometry, v. 49, p. 421-436.

Harrell, J.A., 2007, Geology; a chapter in S.E. Sidebotham and W.Z. Wendrich (eds.), "Berenike 1999/2000 — Report on the Excavations at Berenike, Including Excavations in Wadi Kalalat and Siket, and the Survey of the Mons Smaragdus Region": Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California at Los Angeles, p. 166-174.

Harrell, J.A., 2007, Building and ornamental stones of the Awam (Mahram Bilqis) Temple in Marib, Yemen: Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, v. 18, p. 182-192.

Harrell, J.A., 2007, The lygdos of Arabia Felix: Marmora, v. 3, p. 9-20.

Harrell, J.A., 2008, Stone in ancient Egypt; in H. Selin (ed.), Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Culture (2^nd ed.): Springer, Dordrecht, pt. 19, p. 2022-2026.

Harrell, J.A., 2008, Tools used in ancient Egyptian construction; in H. Selin (ed.), Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures (2^nd ed.): Springer, Dordrecht, pt. 20, p. 2158-2166.

Harrell, J.A., 2008, Maps and mapmaking in Egypt – Turin papyrus map; in H. Selin (ed.), Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures (2^nd ed.): Springer, Dordrecht, pt. 13, p. 1292-1301.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 2008, Discovery of a medieval Islamic industry for steatite cooking vessels in Egypt’s Eastern Desert; in Y.M. Rowan and J.R. Ebeling (eds.), New Approaches to Old Stones – Recent Studies of Ground Stone Artifacts: Equinox Archaeology Books, London, p. 41-65.

Manuscripts In Press or Accepted (1)

Harrell, J.A., The Bokari granodiorite quarry in Egypt's Eastern Desert: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Thasos, Greece, September 15-20, 2003; Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique (published by the French School of Archaeology in Athens).

Manuscripts Submitted (6)

Sidebotham, S.E., R.I. Thomas and J.A. Harrell, The El-Kab and Nuri-Hamdab / Fourth Cataract Survey, January 2006; in W. Godlewski and A. Lajtar (eds.), Acts of the 11^th Conference of Nubian Studies, Session Papers (Vol. II): Warsaw University Publishers for the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of Warsaw University.

Kelany, A., J.A. Harrell and V.M. Brown, Dolerite pounders – petrology, sources and use: Mitteilungen des Deuschen Archäologischen Instituts Abteilung Kairo.

Harrell, J.A., Archeaological geology of Hosh el-Guruf, Fourth Nile Cataract, Sudan: Gadansk Archaeological Museum African Reports.

Harrell, J.A., Gemstones in King Tutankhamun’s Sandals; in A. J. Veldmeijer, Tutankhamun’s Footwear: DrukWare, Norg, Netherlands.

Harrell, J.A., Book review of “Stone Vessels in the Levant” (by R. T. Sparks, 2007): American Journal of Archaeology, v. 113, n. 1.

Harrell, J.A., A Kushite gold processing center at Hosh el-Guruf, Fourth Nile Cataract, Sudan – A summary of fieldwork in 2007-2008: KUSH.

Word Wide Web Papers Published (3)

Harrell, J.A., 2000, Comments on the geological evidence for the Sphinx's age: published on the world wide webin the "Genesis / Giza: the Truth" discussion site at http://www.ianlawton.com.

Harrell, J.A., 2004, “Discussion of ‘Authenticity examination of the inscription on the ossuary attributed to James, brother of Jesus’ by A. Ayalon, M. Bar-Matthews and Y. Goren (Journal of Archaeological Sciences, 2004, vol. 31, pp. 1185-1189)” on the web site for the Biblical Archaeology Society (http://www.bib-arch.org) in its “Finds or Fakes?” section.

Harrell, J.A., 2004, “The ‘scientific’ approach to the detection of forgeries” on the web site for the Biblical Archaeology Society (http://www.bib-arch.org) in its “Finds or Fakes?” section.

Laboratory Manual Published

Harrell, J. A., 2008, Physical Geology Laboratory Exercises (revised 2nd Ed.): Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque.

Published Abstracts and Presentations (68)

Harrell, J.A., 1971, Late Pleistocene terrace deposits, Newport Bay, California:  presentation at (1) 67th Annual Meeting of Cordilleran Section, Geological Society of America, Riverside,California; and (2) 60th Annual Meeting of Oklahoma Academy of Science, Norman, Oklahoma; and abstract in (1) Cordilleran Section of GSA 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 3, no. 2, p. 132; and (2) Bulletin of the Southern California Paleontological Society, 1971, v. 3, no. 7, p. 7.

Harrell, J.A., 1974, Mysterious grooved granite of the Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma: (abstract and cover photo), Oklahoma Geological Notes, v. 34, no. 5, p. 170.

Briskin, M. and J.A. Harrell, 1978, A new paleoclimatic tool - periodic regression: presentation at winter CLIMAP meeting, February 22-23, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, New York; and abstract in the program for the CLIMAP meeting.

Harrell, J.A., 1980, Origin and modulation of episodes of continental glaciation:  presentation at 89th Annual Meeting of Ohio Academy of Science, Toledo, Ohio; and abstract in Ohio Journal of Science, 1980, v. 80, p. 31.

Rorick, A. and J.A. Harrell, 1983, Sediment dispersal patterns in the Marshall Formation (Mississippian) of the Michigan Basin: presentation at 17th Annual Meeting of North-Central Section, Geological Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin; and abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 15, no. 4, p. 253.

Harrell, J.A., 1983, Densitometric analysis of pore geometry in reservoir rocks: (presentation only), Gordon Research Conference on 'Fluids in Permeable Media', July 24-29, Tilton, New Hampshire.

Harrell, J.A., 1983, CORMAT: abstract in Journal of Geological Education, v. 31, no. 4, p. 321; and also in H. R. Burger (ed.), 1982, 'Catalog of Computer Programs Used in Undergraduate Geological Education', Smith College, Northhampton, Mass., p. 83-84.

Harrell, J.A., 1984, Some new approaches to bivariate correlation analysis: presentation at the symposium on "Use and Abuse of Statistical Methods in the Earth Sciences", 97th Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Reno, Nevada; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 16, no. 6, p. 530.

Harrell, J.A., 1985, Periodic regression - a new approach to the analysis of two dimensional grain shape: presentation at 98th Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Orlando, Florida; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 17, no. 7, p. 604.

Harrell, J.A., 1986, Minimum compactional porosity - a new grain shape measure: presentation at 95th Annual Meeting of Ohio Academy of Science, Toledo, Ohio; and abstract in Ohio Journal of Science, v. 86, p. 11

Dunkin, N.R., W.A. Kneller and J.A. Harrell, 1986, Influence of coal characteristics on the free-swelling properties of selected Ohio coals: presentation at 20th Annual Meeting of North-Central Section, Geological Society of America, Kent, Ohio; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 18, no. 4, p. 287; and presentation at 3rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Organic Petrology, Lexington, Kentucky; abstract in 'Abstracts and Program', v. 3, p. 53-55.

Harrell, J.A., and R.B. Braun, 1987, Roller micrometer analysis of grain size and shape sorting within sand laminae from lacustrine barrier islands: presentation at the Annual National Meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Los Angeles, CA; and abstract in Bulletin of American Association of Petroleum Geologists, v. 71, no. 5, p. 564.

Harrell, J.A., 1987, Granite platforms of the western Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma - pediment outliers of the Southern High Plains: presentation at 99th Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Phoenix, AZ; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 19, no. 7, p. 694; also in Oklahoma Geologic Notes, 1988, v. 48, no. 6, p. 257.

Belsito, M., J.A. Harrell, A. Kumar and J. Akkari, 1988, Radon hazards associated with outcrops of the Devonian Ohio Shale: presentation at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Akron, OH; and abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 20, no. 5, p. 334.

Harrell, J.A. and C.R. Twidale, 1988, Horizontal grooves in granite, western Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma: presentation at 100th Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, CO; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 20, no. 7, p. A284; also in Oklahoma Geologic Notes, 1989, v. 49, no. 2, p. 63.

Brown, V.M. and J.A. Harrell, 1988, The oldest surviving geological map - the 1150 BC Turin papyrus from Egypt: presentation at 100th Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Reno, NV; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 20, no. 7, p. A153.

Harrell, J.A., 1989, Granite platforms of the western Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma: extended abstract in Oklahoma Geologic Notes, v. 49, no. 2, p. 30 and 67 plus cover photo.

Harrell, J.A., 1989, Grooved granites of the western Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma: extended abstract in Oklahoma Geologic Notes, v. 49, no. 6, p. 198 and 246 plus cover photo.

Hume, D.S., S.L. Dean and J.A. Harrell, 1989, Radon occurrence along Upper Devonian-Upper Middle Devonian outcrop belt in Erie, Huron and Seneca counties, Ohio: presentation at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Notre Dame, IN; and abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 21, no. 4, p. 15.

Hume, D.S., S.L. Dean and J.A. Harrell, 1990, Systematic joint control on preglacial drainage in Erie and Huron counties, Ohio: presentation at 24th Annual Meeting of North-Central Section, Geological Society of America, Macomb, Illinois; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 22, no. 5, p. 15.

Walsh, H.T., S.L. Dean and J.A. Harrell, 1990, Radon occurrence in well water in the Bellefontaine area, Logan County, Ohio: presentation at 24th Annual Meeting of North-Central Section, Geological Society of America, Macomb, Illinois; abstract in `Abstracts with Programs', v. 22, no. 5, p. 48.

Brown, V.M. and J.A. Harrell, 1990, Megascopic classification of rocks: presentation at 24th Annual Meeting of North-Central Section, Geological Society of America, Macomb, Illinois; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 22, no. 5, p. 4.

Harrell, J.A., 1990, The papyrus map of the gold mines and bekhen-stone quarries (T.P. 1879, 1899 and 1969) - a reevaluation and new findings: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Berkeley, CA; abstract in 'Programs and Abstracts', p. 43.

Harrell, J.A. and J.P. McKenna, 1990, Geologic controls on indoor radon in Ohio: presentation at 102nd Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Dallas, TX; abstract in `Abstracts with Programs', v. 22, no. 7, p. A21.

Harrell, J.A., 1991, New findings at ancient Egyptian stone quarries: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Boston, MA; abstract in 'Programs and Abstracts', p. 41-42.

McKenna, J.P. and J.A. Harrell, 1991, A preliminary analysis of the association between geology and indoor radon: presentation at 25th Annual Meeting of the North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Toledo, OH; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 23, no. 3, p. A47.

Brown, V.M. and J.A. Harrell, 1991, An ancient Egyptian anorthosite gneiss quarry in the Nubian Desert - petrology and archeology: presentation at 103rd Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, San Diego, CA; abstract in `Abstracts with Programs', v. 23, no. 5, p. A253.

Harrell, J.A., 1991, Ancient Egyptian limestone quarries - a petrological survey: presentation at specialty conference on "Archaeological stone: scientific and technical studies", British Museum, London, Great Britain; abstract in 'Abstracts', p. 14.

Muller, B., S.L. Dean and J.A. Harrell, 1992, Geology and radon gas in ground water in parts of Delaware, Marion, and Morrow counties, Ohio: presentation at 26th Annual Meeting of the North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Iowa City, IA; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 24, no. 4, p. A56.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1992, Petrological survey of ancient Roman quarries in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: presentation at 104th Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 24, no. 7, p. A26-A27.

Harrell, J.A., 1993, Topographical and petrological survey of ancient Egyptian quarries: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Baltimore, MD; abstract in 'Program and Abstracts', p. 35-36.

Brown, V.M. and J.A. Harrell, 1993, Topographical and petrological survey of ancient Roman quarries in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: presentation at Biannual International Meeting of the Association for the Study of Marbles and Other Stones in Antiquity, Athens, Greece; abstract in 'Abstracts', p. 10.

Harrell, J.A. and T.M. Bown, 1994, An Old Kingdom basalt quarry at Widan el-Faras and the quarry road to Lake Moeris in the Faiyum: presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Toronto, ON; abstract in 'Program and Abstracts', p. 39-40.

Bown, T.M., J.A. Harrell, G.A. Conero and S.E. Cornero, 1994, The oldest flagstone road in the world - access to Old Kingdom basalt quarries, northern Fayum depression, Egypt: presentation at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Section of the Geological Society of America, Durango, CO; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 26, no. 6, p. 5.

Harrell, J.A., 1994, King Mountain, Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geologic Notes, v. 54, no. 4, p. 138 and cover photo.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1995, Discovery of the source of tuff and tuffaceous limestone used for Early Dynastic vessels - the Gebel Manzal el-Seyl quarry in the Eastern Desert: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Atlanta, GA; abstract in 'Program and Abstracts', p. 39.

Harrell, J.A., V.M. Brown and L. Lazzarini, 1995, Wadi Maghrabiya and Wadi Umm Huyut - newly discovered Roman ornamental-stone quarries in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: presentation at 4th international conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Bordeaux, France; abstract in 'Programme et Résumés', p. 163.

Brown, V.M. and J.A. Harrell, 1995, Archaeological geology of the Gebel Manzal el-Seyl quarry, Eastern Desert, Egypt: presentation at Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, New Orleans, LA; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 27, no. 6, p. A-416.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1996, Three newly discovered Roman quarries in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, St. Louis, MO; abstract in 'Program and Abstracts', p. 42-43.

Harrell, J.A., 1996, The Napatan-Meroitic quarry at Tumbos on the Third Nile Cataract, northern Sudan: presentation at Eighth International Conference for Meroitic Studies, London, UK; abstract in 'Pre-prints of the Main Papers and Abstracts', p. 140-141.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1996, Roman quarrying and rock sawing in Wadi Umm Shegilat, Eastern Desert, Egypt: presentation at Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, CO; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 28, no. 7, p. A-88.

Harrell, J.A., 1997, The Tumbos quarry at the Third Nile Cataract, Northern Sudan: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Ann Arbor, MI; abstract in 'Program and Abstracts', p. 33.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1997, Petrology of the ancient Egyptian "granite" quarries at Aswan, Egypt: presentation at Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 29, no. 6, p. A-145.

Harrell, J.A., 1998, Reuse of ancient stones in the medieval Islamic buildings of Cairo: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Los Angeles, CA; abstract in 'Program and Abstracts', p. 35-36.

Harrell, J.A., A. Kumar and A.G. Heydinger, 1998, Geological controls on indoor radon in Ohio revisited: : presentation at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Columbus, OH; and abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 30, no. 2, p. 21-22.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1998, Rock sawing at a Roman diorite quarry, Wadi Umm Shegilat, Egypt: presentation at 5th international conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; abstract in 'Abstracts' (no page no.).

Harrell, J.A. and L. Lazzarini, 1998, A new variety of granito bianco e nero from Wadi Barud, Egypt: presentation at 5th international conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; abstract in 'Abstracts' (no page no.).

Harrell, J.A., 1998, The Napatan-Meroitic quarry at Daygah on the Fourth Nile Cataract, northern Sudan: presentation at 9th international conference of the Society for Nubian Studies, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; abstract in 'Abstracts of Papers', p. 67.

Harrell, J.A. and M.D. Lewan, 1998, Ancient petroleum wells at Gebel Zeit, Egypt: presentation at Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Toronto, ON; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 30, no. 7, p. A-17.

Harrell, J.A. and V.M. Brown, 1999, Discovery of a Late Period naos quarry in Rod el-Gamra, Egypt: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Chicago, IL; abstract in 'Program and Abstracts', p. 37-38.

Harrell, J.A., V.M. Brow and L. Lazzarini, 2000, Breccia verde antica: source, petrology and uses: presentation at 6th international conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Venice, Italy; abstract in 'Abstracts' (no page no.).

Brown, V.M., J.A. Harrell and L. Lazzarini, 2000, Hexecontalithos – a volcanoclastic metaconglomerate from ancient Egypt: presentation at Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Reno, NV; abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 32, no. 7, p. A-275.

Ianev, R., J.A. Harrell and V.M. Brown, 2001, Origin of opal cement in Pennsylvanian Minnelusa sandstone: at the 35^th Annual Meeting of the North‑Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Bloomington-Normal, IN, OH; and abstract in 'Abstracts with Programs', v. 33, no. 4, p. A-17.

Harrell, J.A., 2001, Discovery of Roman quarries in the Eastern Desert's Wadi Abu Gerida and Wadi Abu Bokari: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Providence, RI; abstract in 'Program and Abstracts', p. 40-41.58. 

Harrell, J.A., 2002, Sources and Uses of Metaconglomerate from Wadi Hammamat: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Baltimore, MD; abstract in 'Program and Abstracts', p. 49-50.

Harrell, J.A., 2003, Discovery of a Late Predynastic-Roman Cemetery, Settlement and Quarry at Gebel Umm Naqqat, Eastern Desert: presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Atlanta, GA; abstract in 'Program and Abstracts', p. 45-46.

Harrell, J.A., 2003, A granodiorite quarry of Ptolemaic-Roman age in Wadi Abu Bokari, Eastern Desert, Egypt: presentation at 7th international conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Thasos, Greece; abstract in 'Book of Abstracts', p. 16.

Storemyr, P., T. Heldal, E. Bloxam and J.A. Harrell, 2003, New evidence of Roman quarrying from the El-Minya basalt flow, Tilal Sawda, Middle Egypt: presentation at 7th international conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Thasos, Greece; abstract in 'Book of Abstracts', p. 95.

Harrell, J.A., Oxygen isotopes and the James ossuary: presentation at annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, GA; no abstract.