Richard S Davis
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3580968 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Richard S Davis |
| NOMBRES | Richard S |
| APELLIDO | Davis |
| FIRMA | DAVIS R S |
| AFILIACIONES | Bryn Mawr College |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 304 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1972 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2019 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
CHAPTER 2 The Palaeolithic
Maritime adaptations and dietary variation in prehistoric Western Alaska
The reconstruction of diet and subsistence strategies is integral in understanding early human colonizations and cultural adaptations, especially in the Arctic—one of the last areas of North America to be permanently inhabited. However, evidence for early subsistence practices in Western Alaska varies, particularly with regards to the emergence, importance, and intensity of sea mammal hunting. Here, we present stable carbon and nitrogen isotope d…
Preliminary characterization and regional comparison of the Dasht-i-Nawur obsidian source near Ghazni, Afghanistan
Continuity and Change in the Eastern Aleutian Archaeological Sequence
The eastern Aleutian prehistoric archaeological sequence is key for understanding population movements, cultural exchanges, and adaptations to environmental changes over a wide area of the north Pacific and Bering Sea during the Holocene. An important question is, Can the settlement history of the eastern Aleutians be understood as a single continuous tradition lasting some 9,000 years, or were there major population and cultural influxes along w…
The Amaknak Bridge Site
Evidence from a series of excavations in Unalaska Bay indicates that the onset of the Neoglacial had begun to alter the cultural and natural landscape of the Aleutian Islands as early as 4500 rcybp. By 3500 rcybp deep semi-subterranean houses with stone walls and elaborate hearth systems were constructed at the Margaret Bay site. The nearby Amaknak Bridge site was occupied between 3300 and 2700 rcybp and faunal data reflect a very significant inc…
Dislocating the Frontier
This book jumps into the arena to 'bulldog' a deceptively simple idea.Dislocating the frontier goes beyond images of a progressive or disastrous frontier to rethink the frontier imagination itself.In re-imagining the frontier in Australia, we do not discount Aboriginal dispossession.Nor are we enjoined in a critique of colonialism, or a critique of a critique of colonialism.Confronted by the complexity of Aboriginal-Settler encounters and their l…
Recent work on the Paleolithic of Central Asia
Central Asia has played an important role in Paleolithic archeology since the discovery of Teshik-Tash in 1938. Since the 1970s, attention has turned to Lower Paleolithic studies following the important discoveries at Kul'dara and other deeply stratified loess sites in southern Tajikistan. The sites, dated to as early as 800,000 years ago, are not the earliest evidence of hominids in Asia, but they do reflect early adaptations to arid mid-latitud…
Recent work on the Paleolithic of Central Asia
Central Asia has played an important role in Paleolithic archeology since the discovery of Teshik-Tash in 1938. Since the 1970s, attention has turned to Lower Paleolithic studies following the important discoveries at Kul'dara and other deeply stratified loess sites in southern Tajikistan. The sites, dated to as early as 800,000 years ago, are not the earliest evidence of hominids in Asia, but they do reflect early adaptations to arid mid-latitud…
The Enisei River of central Siberia in the Late Pleistocene
The Enisei River of Central Siberia in the Late Pleistocene
Bryn Mawr Requests Letters of Support
Regional Perspectives on the Soviet Central Asian Paleolithic
On Zhoukoudian
Observations on the Lower Palaeolithic of Northeast Asia [and Comments and Reply]
The "chopper-chopping-tool tradition" proposed by Movius in 1948 as a characterization of Lower Palaeolithic assemblage variability in East Asia is here examined and rejected. It is argued that its uncritical acceptance in the Western literature has resulted in an inaccurate perception of technological variability and change in this vast region. A brief summary of recent primary source material clearly indicates (1) that there are variable quanti…
Responsibilities to Future Generations
Maritime Hunter-Gatherers
In a recent discussion of prehistoric developments in coastal Peru, Osborn has drawn attention to the "uniqueness" of the Peruvian littoral in providing large amounts of nutrients to support locally high population densities and a base for the development of Peruvian civilization. This bounteous resource base is contrasted with that of other maritime environments, which are seen to be relatively unproductive. The present article takes issue with …
On the Central Asian Paleolithic
Toward a New Outline of the Soviet Central Asian Paleolithic [and Comments and Reply]
The ideas about the distribution of the earliest sites in Soviet Central Asia and the character of Paleolithic industries which have been formed by Western archaeologist through the works of Movius, Klein, and Chard are now in need of revision because of the appearance of new material. The increasing possibility of worldwide synchronization of geological and climatological events permits the comparison of the subdivisions of the Soviet Central As…
News and Short Contributions
Prehistoric Survey in Central Afghanistan
In August of 1976 the authors made an initial archaeological survey of the Dasht-i-Nawur, a highland volcanic-tectonic basin in Central Afghanistan. Two Epi-Paleolithic surface sites and one later hill fortification of uncertain date were discovered and investigated. An outstanding feature of the Epi-Paleolithic sites was that the source of virtually the entire tool industry was a locally available obsidian, a material that has not been found bef…
Prehistoric Research in Afghanistan (1959-1966)
Louis Dupree, J. Lawrence Angel, Robert H. Brill, Earle R. Caley, Richard S. Davis, Charles C. Kolb, Alexander Marshack, Dexter Perkins, Jr., Alan Solem, Prehistoric Research in Afghanistan (1959-1966), Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 62, No. 4 (1972), pp. 1-84
Maritime Hunter-Gatherers
In a recent discussion of prehistoric developments in coastal Peru, Osborn has drawn attention to the "uniqueness" of the Peruvian littoral in providing large amounts of nutrients to support locally high population densities and a base for the development of Peruvian civilization. This bounteous resource base is contrasted with that of other maritime environments, which are seen to be relatively unproductive. The present article takes issue with …
Observations on the Lower Palaeolithic of Northeast Asia [and Comments and Reply]
The "chopper-chopping-tool tradition" proposed by Movius in 1948 as a characterization of Lower Palaeolithic assemblage variability in East Asia is here examined and rejected. It is argued that its uncritical acceptance in the Western literature has resulted in an inaccurate perception of technological variability and change in this vast region. A brief summary of recent primary source material clearly indicates (1) that there are variable quanti…
Toward a New Outline of the Soviet Central Asian Paleolithic [and Comments and Reply]
The ideas about the distribution of the earliest sites in Soviet Central Asia and the character of Paleolithic industries which have been formed by Western archaeologist through the works of Movius, Klein, and Chard are now in need of revision because of the appearance of new material. The increasing possibility of worldwide synchronization of geological and climatological events permits the comparison of the subdivisions of the Soviet Central As…
Prehistoric Research in Afghanistan (1959-1966)
Louis Dupree, J. Lawrence Angel, Robert H. Brill, Earle R. Caley, Richard S. Davis, Charles C. Kolb, Alexander Marshack, Dexter Perkins, Jr., Alan Solem, Prehistoric Research in Afghanistan (1959-1966), Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 62, No. 4 (1972), pp. 1-84
Maritime adaptations and dietary variation in prehistoric Western Alaska
The reconstruction of diet and subsistence strategies is integral in understanding early human colonizations and cultural adaptations, especially in the Arctic—one of the last areas of North America to be permanently inhabited. However, evidence for early subsistence practices in Western Alaska varies, particularly with regards to the emergence, importance, and intensity of sea mammal hunting. Here, we present stable carbon and nitrogen isotope d…
Continuity and Change in the Eastern Aleutian Archaeological Sequence
The eastern Aleutian prehistoric archaeological sequence is key for understanding population movements, cultural exchanges, and adaptations to environmental changes over a wide area of the north Pacific and Bering Sea during the Holocene. An important question is, Can the settlement history of the eastern Aleutians be understood as a single continuous tradition lasting some 9,000 years, or were there major population and cultural influxes along w…
The Amaknak Bridge Site
Evidence from a series of excavations in Unalaska Bay indicates that the onset of the Neoglacial had begun to alter the cultural and natural landscape of the Aleutian Islands as early as 4500 rcybp. By 3500 rcybp deep semi-subterranean houses with stone walls and elaborate hearth systems were constructed at the Margaret Bay site. The nearby Amaknak Bridge site was occupied between 3300 and 2700 rcybp and faunal data reflect a very significant inc…
Dislocating the Frontier
This book jumps into the arena to 'bulldog' a deceptively simple idea.Dislocating the frontier goes beyond images of a progressive or disastrous frontier to rethink the frontier imagination itself.In re-imagining the frontier in Australia, we do not discount Aboriginal dispossession.Nor are we enjoined in a critique of colonialism, or a critique of a critique of colonialism.Confronted by the complexity of Aboriginal-Settler encounters and their l…
Prehistoric Survey in Central Afghanistan
In August of 1976 the authors made an initial archaeological survey of the Dasht-i-Nawur, a highland volcanic-tectonic basin in Central Afghanistan. Two Epi-Paleolithic surface sites and one later hill fortification of uncertain date were discovered and investigated. An outstanding feature of the Epi-Paleolithic sites was that the source of virtually the entire tool industry was a locally available obsidian, a material that has not been found bef…
Preliminary characterization and regional comparison of the Dasht-i-Nawur obsidian source near Ghazni, Afghanistan
News and Short Contributions
Prehistoric Research in Afghanistan (1959-1966)
Louis Dupree, J. Lawrence Angel, Robert H. Brill, Earle R. Caley, Richard S. Davis, Charles C. Kolb, Alexander Marshack, Dexter Perkins, Jr., Alan Solem, Prehistoric Research in Afghanistan (1959-1966), Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 62, No. 4 (1972), pp. 1-84
Prehistoric Survey in Central Afghanistan
In August of 1976 the authors made an initial archaeological survey of the Dasht-i-Nawur, a highland volcanic-tectonic basin in Central Afghanistan. Two Epi-Paleolithic surface sites and one later hill fortification of uncertain date were discovered and investigated. An outstanding feature of the Epi-Paleolithic sites was that the source of virtually the entire tool industry was a locally available obsidian, a material that has not been found bef…
News and Short Contributions
Toward a New Outline of the Soviet Central Asian Paleolithic [and Comments and Reply]
The ideas about the distribution of the earliest sites in Soviet Central Asia and the character of Paleolithic industries which have been formed by Western archaeologist through the works of Movius, Klein, and Chard are now in need of revision because of the appearance of new material. The increasing possibility of worldwide synchronization of geological and climatological events permits the comparison of the subdivisions of the Soviet Central As…
Maritime Hunter-Gatherers
In a recent discussion of prehistoric developments in coastal Peru, Osborn has drawn attention to the "uniqueness" of the Peruvian littoral in providing large amounts of nutrients to support locally high population densities and a base for the development of Peruvian civilization. This bounteous resource base is contrasted with that of other maritime environments, which are seen to be relatively unproductive. The present article takes issue with …
On the Central Asian Paleolithic
Responsibilities to Future Generations
Observations on the Lower Palaeolithic of Northeast Asia [and Comments and Reply]
The "chopper-chopping-tool tradition" proposed by Movius in 1948 as a characterization of Lower Palaeolithic assemblage variability in East Asia is here examined and rejected. It is argued that its uncritical acceptance in the Western literature has resulted in an inaccurate perception of technological variability and change in this vast region. A brief summary of recent primary source material clearly indicates (1) that there are variable quanti…
On Zhoukoudian
Regional Perspectives on the Soviet Central Asian Paleolithic
Bryn Mawr Requests Letters of Support
The Enisei River of central Siberia in the Late Pleistocene
The Enisei River of Central Siberia in the Late Pleistocene
Recent work on the Paleolithic of Central Asia
Central Asia has played an important role in Paleolithic archeology since the discovery of Teshik-Tash in 1938. Since the 1970s, attention has turned to Lower Paleolithic studies following the important discoveries at Kul'dara and other deeply stratified loess sites in southern Tajikistan. The sites, dated to as early as 800,000 years ago, are not the earliest evidence of hominids in Asia, but they do reflect early adaptations to arid mid-latitud…
Recent work on the Paleolithic of Central Asia
Central Asia has played an important role in Paleolithic archeology since the discovery of Teshik-Tash in 1938. Since the 1970s, attention has turned to Lower Paleolithic studies following the important discoveries at Kul'dara and other deeply stratified loess sites in southern Tajikistan. The sites, dated to as early as 800,000 years ago, are not the earliest evidence of hominids in Asia, but they do reflect early adaptations to arid mid-latitud…
Dislocating the Frontier
This book jumps into the arena to 'bulldog' a deceptively simple idea.Dislocating the frontier goes beyond images of a progressive or disastrous frontier to rethink the frontier imagination itself.In re-imagining the frontier in Australia, we do not discount Aboriginal dispossession.Nor are we enjoined in a critique of colonialism, or a critique of a critique of colonialism.Confronted by the complexity of Aboriginal-Settler encounters and their l…
The Amaknak Bridge Site
Evidence from a series of excavations in Unalaska Bay indicates that the onset of the Neoglacial had begun to alter the cultural and natural landscape of the Aleutian Islands as early as 4500 rcybp. By 3500 rcybp deep semi-subterranean houses with stone walls and elaborate hearth systems were constructed at the Margaret Bay site. The nearby Amaknak Bridge site was occupied between 3300 and 2700 rcybp and faunal data reflect a very significant inc…
Continuity and Change in the Eastern Aleutian Archaeological Sequence
The eastern Aleutian prehistoric archaeological sequence is key for understanding population movements, cultural exchanges, and adaptations to environmental changes over a wide area of the north Pacific and Bering Sea during the Holocene. An important question is, Can the settlement history of the eastern Aleutians be understood as a single continuous tradition lasting some 9,000 years, or were there major population and cultural influxes along w…
Preliminary characterization and regional comparison of the Dasht-i-Nawur obsidian source near Ghazni, Afghanistan
Maritime adaptations and dietary variation in prehistoric Western Alaska
The reconstruction of diet and subsistence strategies is integral in understanding early human colonizations and cultural adaptations, especially in the Arctic—one of the last areas of North America to be permanently inhabited. However, evidence for early subsistence practices in Western Alaska varies, particularly with regards to the emergence, importance, and intensity of sea mammal hunting. Here, we present stable carbon and nitrogen isotope d…
CHAPTER 2 The Palaeolithic
Archaeology (17 obras) · Geography (17 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 obras) · Geology (9 obras) · History (9 obras) · Geology (8 obras) · History (7 obras) · Paleontology (6 obras) · Middle Paleolithic (5 obras)