Robert B Rechtman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3469856 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert B Rechtman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert B |
| FAMILY NAME | Rechtman |
| SIGNATURE | RECHTMAN R B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 232 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Dark Hill of Omens, Hill of Seeking
Near the west-central coastline of Hawaii is a natural lava tumulus with two faint petroglyphs pecked into its upper surface. This tumulus is located not only on the transition zone between the coast and the interior of the island, but also on the boundary between two ahupua'a (traditional land divisions). The placement of the petroglyphs on an area of transition accords with the placement of other petroglyphs on the edges of natural zones, settl…
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and banana (Musa sp.) microfossils in deposits from the Kona Field System, Island of Hawaii
Sally's Rockshelter and the Archaeology of the Vision Quest
Quartz, the most common mineral on earth, is almost universally associated with shamans. Why this ritual association occurred worldwide has remained unexplained scientifically, at least in part because western scientific thinking assumes that religious beliefs and practices are epiphenomenal and not worthy of study. This association is archaeologi-cally evident at Sally's Rocksheiter, a small rock engraving-vision quest site in the Mojave Desert,…
Reply to Colinvaux and Bush
Hunting and Gathering in Tropical Rain Forest
Hunters and gatherers living in tropical forests represent an important part of the total range of variation among contemporary hunting and gathering societies. Studies of tropical forest hunting and gathering peoples have contributed to our perceptions of the foraging way of life. Yet no peoples have ever been directly observed living independently of agriculture in tropical rain forest. This article tests the hypothesis that humans do not exist…
Hunting and Gathering in Tropical Rain Forest
Hunters and gatherers living in tropical forests represent an important part of the total range of variation among contemporary hunting and gathering societies. Studies of tropical forest hunting and gathering peoples have contributed to our perceptions of the foraging way of life. Yet no peoples have ever been directly observed living independently of agriculture in tropical rain forest. This article tests the hypothesis that humans do not exist…
Sally's Rockshelter and the Archaeology of the Vision Quest
Quartz, the most common mineral on earth, is almost universally associated with shamans. Why this ritual association occurred worldwide has remained unexplained scientifically, at least in part because western scientific thinking assumes that religious beliefs and practices are epiphenomenal and not worthy of study. This association is archaeologi-cally evident at Sally's Rocksheiter, a small rock engraving-vision quest site in the Mojave Desert,…
Reply to Colinvaux and Bush
Hunting and Gathering in Tropical Rain Forest
Hunters and gatherers living in tropical forests represent an important part of the total range of variation among contemporary hunting and gathering societies. Studies of tropical forest hunting and gathering peoples have contributed to our perceptions of the foraging way of life. Yet no peoples have ever been directly observed living independently of agriculture in tropical rain forest. This article tests the hypothesis that humans do not exist…
Reply to Colinvaux and Bush
Sally's Rockshelter and the Archaeology of the Vision Quest
Quartz, the most common mineral on earth, is almost universally associated with shamans. Why this ritual association occurred worldwide has remained unexplained scientifically, at least in part because western scientific thinking assumes that religious beliefs and practices are epiphenomenal and not worthy of study. This association is archaeologi-cally evident at Sally's Rocksheiter, a small rock engraving-vision quest site in the Mojave Desert,…
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and banana (Musa sp.) microfossils in deposits from the Kona Field System, Island of Hawaii
Dark Hill of Omens, Hill of Seeking
Near the west-central coastline of Hawaii is a natural lava tumulus with two faint petroglyphs pecked into its upper surface. This tumulus is located not only on the transition zone between the coast and the interior of the island, but also on the boundary between two ahupua'a (traditional land divisions). The placement of the petroglyphs on an area of transition accords with the placement of other petroglyphs on the edges of natural zones, settl…
Archaeology (3 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (2 works) · Adaptability (1 work) · Agriculture (1 work)