Adam S Watson
Biographic Data
| ID | 357708 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam S Watson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam S |
| FAMILY NAME | Watson |
| SIGNATURE | WATSON A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kerala |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2356-9606 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Studies on ecosystem services and air-pollution mitigation in tropical urban vegetation using i-Tree Eco Model
Water uncertainty, ritual predictability and agricultural canals at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
The Pueblo population of Chaco Canyon during the Bonito Phase (AD 800–1130) employed agricultural strategies and water-management systems to enhance food cultivation in this unpredictable environment. Scepticism concerning the timing and effectiveness of this system, however, remains common. Using optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments and LiDAR imaging, the authors located Bonito Phase canal features at the far west end of the can…
Archaeogenomic evidence reveals prehistoric matrilineal dynasty
For societies with writing systems, hereditary leadership is documented as one of the hallmarks of early political complexity and governance. In contrast, it is unknown whether hereditary succession played a role in the early formation of prehistoric complex societies that lacked writing. Here we use an archaeogenomic approach to identify an elite matriline that persisted between 800 and 1130 CE in Chaco Canyon, the centre of an expansive prehist…
Key Dimensions of the Cultural Trajectories of Chaco Canyon
This chapter reviews the issues that continue to challenge understandings of the pre-colonial developments that occurred in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico during the ninth–twelfth centuries ce. It specificially focuses on questions of population, agricultural potential, the organization of production, internal social dynamics, and the nature of regional interactions. The chapter highlights major trends in Chacoan research, as space does not allow a ful…
Surface analysis of stone and bone tools
Microwear (use-wear) analysis is a powerful method for identifying tool use that archaeologists and anthropologists employ to determine the activities undertaken by both humans and their hominin ancestors. Knowledge of tool use allows for more accurate and detailed reconstructions of past behavior, particularly in relation to subsistence practices, economic activities, conflict and ritual. It can also be used to document changes in these activiti…
Ritual, Cuisine, and Commensal Politics at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
Reconstruction of ancestral temple for a fu (Fu Hao), Anyang, Xiaotun 258 12.3.The afterlife of things: charioteer and chariot in Yinxu site-museum chariot display 259 12.4.Chariots of the ancestors: Anyang, Angang steel works 262 FIGURES xiv 12.5.A dog death-attendant with bronze bell on top of tomb chamber, Sipanmo, Anyang 12.6.Lu: inscribed trophy deer skull, and antler arrowhead 12.7.Niu: inscribed oracle-bone, and hairpin 13.1.Locations disc…
The Chaco Pilgrimage Model: Evaluating the Evidence From Pueblo Alto
Most recent attempts to understand the complex nature of the prehispanic occupation of Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico often have postulated that the canyon was a center for pilgrimage fairs and ceremonies that attracted hundreds if not thousands of individuals from the surrounding region who may have resided in the canyon for significant periods of time. Scholars first proposed this model in the 1980s based on what they perceived as the …
The Chaco Pilgrimage Model: Evaluating the Evidence From Pueblo Alto
Most recent attempts to understand the complex nature of the prehispanic occupation of Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico often have postulated that the canyon was a center for pilgrimage fairs and ceremonies that attracted hundreds if not thousands of individuals from the surrounding region who may have resided in the canyon for significant periods of time. Scholars first proposed this model in the 1980s based on what they perceived as the …
Water uncertainty, ritual predictability and agricultural canals at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
The Pueblo population of Chaco Canyon during the Bonito Phase (AD 800–1130) employed agricultural strategies and water-management systems to enhance food cultivation in this unpredictable environment. Scepticism concerning the timing and effectiveness of this system, however, remains common. Using optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments and LiDAR imaging, the authors located Bonito Phase canal features at the far west end of the can…
Key Dimensions of the Cultural Trajectories of Chaco Canyon
This chapter reviews the issues that continue to challenge understandings of the pre-colonial developments that occurred in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico during the ninth–twelfth centuries ce. It specificially focuses on questions of population, agricultural potential, the organization of production, internal social dynamics, and the nature of regional interactions. The chapter highlights major trends in Chacoan research, as space does not allow a ful…
The Chaco Pilgrimage Model: Evaluating the Evidence From Pueblo Alto
Most recent attempts to understand the complex nature of the prehispanic occupation of Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico often have postulated that the canyon was a center for pilgrimage fairs and ceremonies that attracted hundreds if not thousands of individuals from the surrounding region who may have resided in the canyon for significant periods of time. Scholars first proposed this model in the 1980s based on what they perceived as the …
Ritual, Cuisine, and Commensal Politics at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
Reconstruction of ancestral temple for a fu (Fu Hao), Anyang, Xiaotun 258 12.3.The afterlife of things: charioteer and chariot in Yinxu site-museum chariot display 259 12.4.Chariots of the ancestors: Anyang, Angang steel works 262 FIGURES xiv 12.5.A dog death-attendant with bronze bell on top of tomb chamber, Sipanmo, Anyang 12.6.Lu: inscribed trophy deer skull, and antler arrowhead 12.7.Niu: inscribed oracle-bone, and hairpin 13.1.Locations disc…
Surface analysis of stone and bone tools
Microwear (use-wear) analysis is a powerful method for identifying tool use that archaeologists and anthropologists employ to determine the activities undertaken by both humans and their hominin ancestors. Knowledge of tool use allows for more accurate and detailed reconstructions of past behavior, particularly in relation to subsistence practices, economic activities, conflict and ritual. It can also be used to document changes in these activiti…
Archaeogenomic evidence reveals prehistoric matrilineal dynasty
For societies with writing systems, hereditary leadership is documented as one of the hallmarks of early political complexity and governance. In contrast, it is unknown whether hereditary succession played a role in the early formation of prehistoric complex societies that lacked writing. Here we use an archaeogenomic approach to identify an elite matriline that persisted between 800 and 1130 CE in Chaco Canyon, the centre of an expansive prehist…
Key Dimensions of the Cultural Trajectories of Chaco Canyon
This chapter reviews the issues that continue to challenge understandings of the pre-colonial developments that occurred in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico during the ninth–twelfth centuries ce. It specificially focuses on questions of population, agricultural potential, the organization of production, internal social dynamics, and the nature of regional interactions. The chapter highlights major trends in Chacoan research, as space does not allow a ful…
Water uncertainty, ritual predictability and agricultural canals at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
The Pueblo population of Chaco Canyon during the Bonito Phase (AD 800–1130) employed agricultural strategies and water-management systems to enhance food cultivation in this unpredictable environment. Scepticism concerning the timing and effectiveness of this system, however, remains common. Using optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments and LiDAR imaging, the authors located Bonito Phase canal features at the far west end of the can…
Studies on ecosystem services and air-pollution mitigation in tropical urban vegetation using i-Tree Eco Model
Archaeology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Canyon (5 works) · Cartography (5 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works)