Adam Watson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3606845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam Watson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam |
| FAMILY NAME | Watson |
| SIGNATURE | WATSON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | American Museum of Natural History |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5707-0523 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 297 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1952 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
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…
Evaluating soil salinity and water management in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
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 Evolution of International Society: A Comparative Historical Analysisreissue with a New Introduction by Barry Buzan and Richard Little
This comprehensive historical study analyzes and explains how international societies function. After examining the ancient state systems, the author looks in more detail at our worldwide contemporary society, which grew out of them. The book argues that relations between states are not normally anarchic, but organized international or supernational societies regulated by elaborate rules and practices, which derive substantially from experience. …
The limits of independence: Relations Between States in the Modern World
International Theory: Critical Investigations
Diplomacy: The Dialogue Between States
239 p. ; 24 cm
Depopulation by clearances and non-enforced emigration in the North East Highlands
Systems of States
One aspect of international relations which interested Martin Wight particularly was the functioning of what are called systems of states. That has also been an area of my especial interest since the late 50s. It was the focus of the discussions of the British Committee on the Theory of International Politics. The committee was organized in the late fifties to bring, together people from different disciplines, practitioners as well as scholars. H…
Removal of dry‐stone walls on some North‐East Scottish farms
Agricultural intensification often involves field enlargement by removing fences and hedges. In north Scotland many field boundaries are dry‐stone ‘dykes’ or walls. This paper documents some case histories of dyke removal there, mainly in the 1970s. Dyke removal also produces a more open landscape with less local character, and reduces wildlife
Hedley Bull, states systems and international societies
Hedley Bull's contribution to the theory of international relations is considerable; and nowhere more acute than in the distinction which he made between the concept of a system of states and that of an international society. His definitive formulation is set out in Chapter I of The Anarchical Society . ‘Where states are in regular contact with one another, and where in addition there is interaction between them sufficient to make the behaviour o…
Papers relating to game poaching on Deeside, 1766–1832
The Expansion of international society
Inheritance of dominance and aggressiveness in captive red grouseLagopus Lagopus scoticus
Sibling red grouse resembled each other and their parents in social dominance rank and in an aggressiveness score. This was shown by comparisons of variance within and among clutches, correlations between parents and offspring, and experiments involving selection. Both dominance and aggressiveness scores were inherited. There was weak evidence that a laying hen's nutrition and crowding might also influence the dominance of her offspring. These re…
Diplomacy
Aggressiveness and dominance in captive cock red grouse
A method for measuring the aggressiveness of captive cock red grouse is described. A cock's aggressiveness varied according to season, type of cage and social environment. A method for ranking the dominance order of cocks in a group is also described. Dominance ranks remained stable for up to two years. Correlations between the aggressiveness of isolated cocks and their dominance ranks when in a group were positive but weak. Aggressiveness and do…
Human impact on animal populations in the Cairngorms
(1976). Human impact on animal populations in the Cairngorms. Landscape Research: Vol. 1, No. 12, pp. 14-15
The growing population menace: No longer to be fruitful and multiply
Bird Numbers on Tundra in Baffin Island
Reports a survey in a mountain valley at 67 N. on eastern Baffin during the 1953 Arctic Institute expedition. Some 389 adult birds of eight species were counted in a square-mile study area in mid-June; density varied with habitat, being greatest on wet grassy and sedgy flats; comparisons are made with three other arctic bird counts. Breeding success, 60 % for passerine birds, was estimated by counting nests and fledged broods in July
W. R. B. Battle (1919-1953)
On 13 July 1953 Ben Battle was accidentally drowned in Baffin Island while returning from a lone walk near the Base Camp of the Arctic Institute's 1953 expedition. Walter Ravenhill Brown Battle was born on 23 December 1919 in Leeds, England, and educated at Leeds Grammar School, and at the University of Leeds, graduating in geography in 1949. Having registered as a conscientious objector he spent most of the duration of the war working on English…
Baffin Island Expedition, 1953: A Preliminary Field Report
Contains description and brief summaries of results of the second Baffin Island Expedition of the Arctic Institute of North America, May-Sept. 1953. The 13-man party carried out a program in the Penny Highland region of Cumberland Peninsula, centering on Pangnirtung Pass. Glaciological work on the Penny Icecap and Highway Glacier included studies of glacier physics, seismic work, and meteorological observations on bedrock geology and structure ar…
The Expansion of international society
Diplomacy: The Dialogue Between States
239 p. ; 24 cm
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…
Hedley Bull, states systems and international societies
Hedley Bull's contribution to the theory of international relations is considerable; and nowhere more acute than in the distinction which he made between the concept of a system of states and that of an international society. His definitive formulation is set out in Chapter I of The Anarchical Society . ‘Where states are in regular contact with one another, and where in addition there is interaction between them sufficient to make the behaviour o…
Evaluating soil salinity and water management in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
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…
Systems of States
One aspect of international relations which interested Martin Wight particularly was the functioning of what are called systems of states. That has also been an area of my especial interest since the late 50s. It was the focus of the discussions of the British Committee on the Theory of International Politics. The committee was organized in the late fifties to bring, together people from different disciplines, practitioners as well as scholars. H…
Depopulation by clearances and non-enforced emigration in the North East Highlands
Problems of Adjustment in the Middle East
Problems of Adjustment in the Middle East
Baffin Island Expedition, 1953: A Preliminary Field Report
Contains description and brief summaries of results of the second Baffin Island Expedition of the Arctic Institute of North America, May-Sept. 1953. The 13-man party carried out a program in the Penny Highland region of Cumberland Peninsula, centering on Pangnirtung Pass. Glaciological work on the Penny Icecap and Highway Glacier included studies of glacier physics, seismic work, and meteorological observations on bedrock geology and structure ar…
W. R. B. Battle (1919-1953)
On 13 July 1953 Ben Battle was accidentally drowned in Baffin Island while returning from a lone walk near the Base Camp of the Arctic Institute's 1953 expedition. Walter Ravenhill Brown Battle was born on 23 December 1919 in Leeds, England, and educated at Leeds Grammar School, and at the University of Leeds, graduating in geography in 1949. Having registered as a conscientious objector he spent most of the duration of the war working on English…
Bird Numbers on Tundra in Baffin Island
Reports a survey in a mountain valley at 67 N. on eastern Baffin during the 1953 Arctic Institute expedition. Some 389 adult birds of eight species were counted in a square-mile study area in mid-June; density varied with habitat, being greatest on wet grassy and sedgy flats; comparisons are made with three other arctic bird counts. Breeding success, 60 % for passerine birds, was estimated by counting nests and fledged broods in July
The growing population menace: No longer to be fruitful and multiply
Human impact on animal populations in the Cairngorms
(1976). Human impact on animal populations in the Cairngorms. Landscape Research: Vol. 1, No. 12, pp. 14-15
Aggressiveness and dominance in captive cock red grouse
A method for measuring the aggressiveness of captive cock red grouse is described. A cock's aggressiveness varied according to season, type of cage and social environment. A method for ranking the dominance order of cocks in a group is also described. Dominance ranks remained stable for up to two years. Correlations between the aggressiveness of isolated cocks and their dominance ranks when in a group were positive but weak. Aggressiveness and do…
Inheritance of dominance and aggressiveness in captive red grouseLagopus Lagopus scoticus
Sibling red grouse resembled each other and their parents in social dominance rank and in an aggressiveness score. This was shown by comparisons of variance within and among clutches, correlations between parents and offspring, and experiments involving selection. Both dominance and aggressiveness scores were inherited. There was weak evidence that a laying hen's nutrition and crowding might also influence the dominance of her offspring. These re…
Diplomacy
The Expansion of international society
Papers relating to game poaching on Deeside, 1766–1832
Hedley Bull, states systems and international societies
Hedley Bull's contribution to the theory of international relations is considerable; and nowhere more acute than in the distinction which he made between the concept of a system of states and that of an international society. His definitive formulation is set out in Chapter I of The Anarchical Society . ‘Where states are in regular contact with one another, and where in addition there is interaction between them sufficient to make the behaviour o…
Removal of dry‐stone walls on some North‐East Scottish farms
Agricultural intensification often involves field enlargement by removing fences and hedges. In north Scotland many field boundaries are dry‐stone ‘dykes’ or walls. This paper documents some case histories of dyke removal there, mainly in the 1970s. Dyke removal also produces a more open landscape with less local character, and reduces wildlife
Depopulation by clearances and non-enforced emigration in the North East Highlands
Systems of States
One aspect of international relations which interested Martin Wight particularly was the functioning of what are called systems of states. That has also been an area of my especial interest since the late 50s. It was the focus of the discussions of the British Committee on the Theory of International Politics. The committee was organized in the late fifties to bring, together people from different disciplines, practitioners as well as scholars. H…
Diplomacy: The Dialogue Between States
239 p. ; 24 cm
International Theory: Critical Investigations
The limits of independence: Relations Between States in the Modern World
The Evolution of International Society: A Comparative Historical Analysisreissue with a New Introduction by Barry Buzan and Richard Little
This comprehensive historical study analyzes and explains how international societies function. After examining the ancient state systems, the author looks in more detail at our worldwide contemporary society, which grew out of them. The book argues that relations between states are not normally anarchic, but organized international or supernational societies regulated by elaborate rules and practices, which derive substantially from experience. …
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…
Evaluating soil salinity and water management in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
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…
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