George D Kamenov

Biographic Data

ID190657
NAMEGeorge D Kamenov
GIVEN NAMESGeorge D
FAMILY NAMEKamenov
SIGNATUREKAMENOV G D
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS167
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX6

  • Postclassic political conflict and isotope analysis in the central Peten lakes area, Guatemala

    Open AccessP M Rice, Andrew Sharpe et al.ARTICLEAncient Mesoamerica2025References: 37

    Isotopes of strontium, oxygen, and carbon were analyzed in human tooth enamel from two Postclassic sites in the central Peten lakes region, Guatemala, to examine patterns of mobility and diet during a time of social unrest. Excavations at both sites, Ixlu and Zacpeten, have revealed evidence for purposeful dismemberment and interment of individuals. This study examines a possible shrine surrounded by rows of skulls at Ixlu, and a mass grave of co…

  • Embodied Places

    Matthew C Velasco, George Kamenov et al.ARTICLEBioarchaeology International2024

    Bioarchaeologists routinely use isotopic data to classify the geographic origin of skeletal individuals as “local” or “nonlocal” using statistical criteria or comparative baselines. Yet, these analyses and resulting interpretations rarely consider how people in the past may have conceived of their relationships to different places. Using a case study from the late pre-Hispanic Colca Valley, Peru (A.D. 1300–1450), this article demonstrates how And…

  • Comparison of human and faunal enamel isotopes reveals diverse paleodiet and exchange patterns at the highland Maya Site of Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala

    Open AccessAndrew Sharpe, Bárbara Arroyo et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2022Cited by: 5References: 81

    This study provides an isotopic examination of both human and animal paleodiets and mobility patterns at a highland Maya community. Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala, was a large Prehispanic center located in a distinctly cooler, drier setting compared with the majority of Maya sites in the surrounding lowlands. Previous archaeological research at Kaminaljuyu revealed it played an important political and economic role in the Maya region, assisting in the ob…

  • Non-Local Enemies or Local Subjects of Violence

    Open AccessBeth K Scaffidi, George Kamenov et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Method…2021Cited by: 9References: 30

    Throughout much of the pre-Hispanic Andes, bioarchaeological and iconographic evidence shows that the decapitation, dismemberment, and display of human heads were important aspects of ritual practices. Researchers have debated about the social identities of these decapitated heads-were they revered local ancestors, non-local enemies captured in raids or war, or locals injured in distant combat partially repatriated for home burial-answers which h…

  • Trace elements in modern and archaeological human teeth

    Open AccessGeorge Kamenov, George D Kamenov et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2018Cited by: 26References: 7

  • Sr and Pb isotopic investigation of mammal introductions

    Open AccessChristina Giovas, George Kamenov et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2016Cited by: 23References: 22

  • Georeferencing a Cold Case Victim With Lead, Strontium, Carbon, and Oxygen Isotopes

    Open AccessGeorge Kamenov, George D Kamenov et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Anthropological Practice2014References: 10

    Two men walking across a bridge along highway I-75 found a young woman's body floating in the water below. This 1971 case has since become known as the "Little Miss Panasofkee" case. It is still an open homicide, for which neither the victim nor the perpetrator have been identified. Throughout the United States, thousands of similar cases remain open. The medicolegal communities work on these cases, as the years pass, applying new scientific meth…

  • Diet and death in times of war

    Open AccessBethany L Turner, M K Zuckerman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2012Cited by: 10References: 13

  • Insights into immigration and social class at Machu Picchu, Peru based on oxygen, strontium, and lead isotopic analysis

    Open AccessBethany L Turner, George Kamenov et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2008Cited by: 80References: 26

  • Reconstructing Neolithic groups in Sarawak, Malaysia through lead and strontium isotope analysis

    Open AccessBenjamin Valentine, George Kamenov et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2008Cited by: 14References: 10