Kyle G Olson
Biographic Data
| ID | 146843 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kyle G Olson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kyle G |
| FAMILY NAME | Olson |
| SIGNATURE | OLSON K G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington University in St. Louis |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2108-2135 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Activating archaeology
Can we use the past to improve the present and plan better futures? What is the purpose of archaeological knowledge? To whom do we feel ourselves accountable? What can we learn from past episodes of archaeologists grappling with these same questions? In light of recent claims regarding the value of archaeology for solving the most pressing problems of our day, it is worth revisiting times in our own history when archaeologists were enlisted in at…
Field archaeology and foreign assistance during the decade of development in Iran and Turkey
During the 1960s, the scope of field archaeology in the Middle East transformed dramatically, driven by foreign aid funded dam-led regional development projects. The paradigm of river-basin salvage, intimately connected to dam projects first developed in the US Southeast during the Great Depression, was exported alongside the dam-building expertise, but with unanticipated results. Flannery, Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum Archi…
Disciplinary Futures and Reorienting Research
The discipline of anthropology faces significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trajectories of our research have shifted tectonically as access to our fieldsites has been transformed by quarantines, travel restrictions, and social-distancing measures. These conditions—among many other pressing concerns—have raised questions about the relevance of our work, about the significance of our inquiries, and around our disciplinary ethics …
Tureng Tepe, a Bronze Age Centre in Northeastern Iran Revisited
Tureng Tepe is a major site in the archaeology of Iran, but despite having been excavated by two different foreign archaeological missions, crucial periods in its history remain underreported. This is especially the case for the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age layers at the site, which have not been comprehensively published in English. The present investigation focuses on the Frederick and Susanne Wulsin excavation archive and collection at the Univ…
A Beginner's Guide to Mesoscale Survey with Quadrotor-UAV Systems
Quadrotor-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) systems are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in archaeological field research for the production of digital elevation models and orthophoto mosaics of sites, monuments, and landscapes. In order to make up for the lack of suitable imagery to use in a larger project on the landscapes surrounding Bronze Age tell sites in the Murghab delta of eastern Turkmenistan, we developed a protocol for the deployment of o…
Shadows & Substance
Bringing together some of the leading thinkers on chemical weapons control, this volume offers an accessible but sophisticated analysis of ratification, implementation and verification of issues regarding the recently completed Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Disciplinary Futures and Reorienting Research
The discipline of anthropology faces significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trajectories of our research have shifted tectonically as access to our fieldsites has been transformed by quarantines, travel restrictions, and social-distancing measures. These conditions—among many other pressing concerns—have raised questions about the relevance of our work, about the significance of our inquiries, and around our disciplinary ethics …
A Beginner's Guide to Mesoscale Survey with Quadrotor-UAV Systems
Quadrotor-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) systems are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in archaeological field research for the production of digital elevation models and orthophoto mosaics of sites, monuments, and landscapes. In order to make up for the lack of suitable imagery to use in a larger project on the landscapes surrounding Bronze Age tell sites in the Murghab delta of eastern Turkmenistan, we developed a protocol for the deployment of o…
Shadows & Substance
Bringing together some of the leading thinkers on chemical weapons control, this volume offers an accessible but sophisticated analysis of ratification, implementation and verification of issues regarding the recently completed Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
A Beginner's Guide to Mesoscale Survey with Quadrotor-UAV Systems
Quadrotor-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) systems are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in archaeological field research for the production of digital elevation models and orthophoto mosaics of sites, monuments, and landscapes. In order to make up for the lack of suitable imagery to use in a larger project on the landscapes surrounding Bronze Age tell sites in the Murghab delta of eastern Turkmenistan, we developed a protocol for the deployment of o…
Tureng Tepe, a Bronze Age Centre in Northeastern Iran Revisited
Tureng Tepe is a major site in the archaeology of Iran, but despite having been excavated by two different foreign archaeological missions, crucial periods in its history remain underreported. This is especially the case for the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age layers at the site, which have not been comprehensively published in English. The present investigation focuses on the Frederick and Susanne Wulsin excavation archive and collection at the Univ…
Disciplinary Futures and Reorienting Research
The discipline of anthropology faces significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trajectories of our research have shifted tectonically as access to our fieldsites has been transformed by quarantines, travel restrictions, and social-distancing measures. These conditions—among many other pressing concerns—have raised questions about the relevance of our work, about the significance of our inquiries, and around our disciplinary ethics …
Field archaeology and foreign assistance during the decade of development in Iran and Turkey
During the 1960s, the scope of field archaeology in the Middle East transformed dramatically, driven by foreign aid funded dam-led regional development projects. The paradigm of river-basin salvage, intimately connected to dam projects first developed in the US Southeast during the Great Depression, was exported alongside the dam-building expertise, but with unanticipated results. Flannery, Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum Archi…
Activating archaeology
Can we use the past to improve the present and plan better futures? What is the purpose of archaeological knowledge? To whom do we feel ourselves accountable? What can we learn from past episodes of archaeologists grappling with these same questions? In light of recent claims regarding the value of archaeology for solving the most pressing problems of our day, it is worth revisiting times in our own history when archaeologists were enlisted in at…
Archaeological Research and Protection (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Discipline (2 works) · Field (mathematics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Social science (2 works)