Edward S Deevey
Biographic Data
| ID | 3758103 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward S Deevey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward S |
| FAMILY NAME | Deevey |
| SIGNATURE | DEEVEY E S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rice Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1944 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Zero BP Plus 34
Very incautiously, after printing 25 volumes of Radiocarbon , the editors have authorized some personal reminiscence. Like all “Quaternary scientists”—no better collective name is available for our strange profession—I have been engaged in historiography , writing about history, for many years. In 1946, when natural radiocarbon was discovered, my subject, the sedimentary history of lakes, was only one of several kinds of historical record that ne…
Mayan Urbanism
From the first millennium B.C. through the 9th-century A.D. Classic Maya collapse, nonurban populations grew exponentially, doubling every 408 years, in the twin-lake (Yaxha-Sacnab) basin that contained the Classic urban center of Yaxha. Pollen data show that forests were essentially cleared by Early Classic time. Sharply accelerated slopewash and colluviation, amplified in the Yaxha subbasin by urban construction, transferred nutrients plus calc…
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VIII
No important instrumental modifications have been made since publication of our last list (Yale VII). As before, we are indebted to many collaborators for samples and for assistance with descriptions and comments. Technical assistance has been provided by George Young, Carolyn Haupt, and Jonathan Wood. The generous support of the National Science Foundation, under grants G-19080 (to Stuiver), G-19335 (to Deevey), and G-24049 (to Rouse) is gratefu…
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VII
The following list includes many of the measurements made since publication of Yale VI, but many are withheld pending receipt of more complete information or additional samples. We report dates in terms of the Libby half life of C 14 , 5570 ± 30 yr; geochemical measurements, when normalized for C 13 content, are given as δ in parts per mil, as described in Yale VI. As before, we acknowledge the technical assistance of George Young, Jonathan King,…
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VI
The following list includes most of the measurements made since publication of Yale V; some measurements, such as a series collected in Greenland by A. L. Washburn, are withheld pending additional information or field work that will make better interpretations possible. In addition to radiocarbon dates of geologic and/or archaeologic interest, we give in the third part of the paper, for the first time since 1954 (Deevey and others, 1954), recent …
The human species
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements IV
Dates obtained since our last date list (Yale III∗), and up to the end of 1958, are given here. All are based on duplicate measurements of CO 2 in a proportional counter. G-2278. Participation of Väinö Hoffren during 1956–1957 was made possible through an arrangement with the Geological Survey of Finland. The technical assistance of Julius Kovats has been invaluable
The Natural C 14 Contents of Materials From Hard-Water Lakes
A Brief Discussion of the Relation of Some Radiocarbon Dates to the Pollen Chronology
In the 31 dates of specific interest to palynology contained in Table I there are some surprises for the student of pollen chronology, although there are only three (349, 433, and 450) that must be regarded as unacceptable. For two of these, the list itself contains evidence that the stratigraphic position of the samples was incorrectly determined; we are left with only one sample (433) suggesting that the radiocarbon assay is subject to errors o…
Biogeography of the Pleistocene. Part I, Europe and North America
Postglacial Forest Succession, Climate, and Chronology in the Pacific Northwest
Pollen Analysis and Mexican Archaeology
Pollen Analysis and Mexican Archaeology
The studies reported here were made during a brief field trip to Mexico in the summer of 1941, when two weeks were spent in Mexico City and one week was spent in Michoacán. In so far as archaeological material was touched, they represent a venture into a field of research in which the author possesses no competence or previous training. The main object of the trip was limnological, and financial resources were meager. How blind the resulting grop…
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements IV
Dates obtained since our last date list (Yale III∗), and up to the end of 1958, are given here. All are based on duplicate measurements of CO 2 in a proportional counter. G-2278. Participation of Väinö Hoffren during 1956–1957 was made possible through an arrangement with the Geological Survey of Finland. The technical assistance of Julius Kovats has been invaluable
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VII
The following list includes many of the measurements made since publication of Yale VI, but many are withheld pending receipt of more complete information or additional samples. We report dates in terms of the Libby half life of C 14 , 5570 ± 30 yr; geochemical measurements, when normalized for C 13 content, are given as δ in parts per mil, as described in Yale VI. As before, we acknowledge the technical assistance of George Young, Jonathan King,…
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VI
The following list includes most of the measurements made since publication of Yale V; some measurements, such as a series collected in Greenland by A. L. Washburn, are withheld pending additional information or field work that will make better interpretations possible. In addition to radiocarbon dates of geologic and/or archaeologic interest, we give in the third part of the paper, for the first time since 1954 (Deevey and others, 1954), recent …
Pollen Analysis and Mexican Archaeology
The studies reported here were made during a brief field trip to Mexico in the summer of 1941, when two weeks were spent in Mexico City and one week was spent in Michoacán. In so far as archaeological material was touched, they represent a venture into a field of research in which the author possesses no competence or previous training. The main object of the trip was limnological, and financial resources were meager. How blind the resulting grop…
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VIII
No important instrumental modifications have been made since publication of our last list (Yale VII). As before, we are indebted to many collaborators for samples and for assistance with descriptions and comments. Technical assistance has been provided by George Young, Carolyn Haupt, and Jonathan Wood. The generous support of the National Science Foundation, under grants G-19080 (to Stuiver), G-19335 (to Deevey), and G-24049 (to Rouse) is gratefu…
Zero BP Plus 34
Very incautiously, after printing 25 volumes of Radiocarbon , the editors have authorized some personal reminiscence. Like all “Quaternary scientists”—no better collective name is available for our strange profession—I have been engaged in historiography , writing about history, for many years. In 1946, when natural radiocarbon was discovered, my subject, the sedimentary history of lakes, was only one of several kinds of historical record that ne…
Pollen Analysis and Mexican Archaeology
Pollen Analysis and Mexican Archaeology
The studies reported here were made during a brief field trip to Mexico in the summer of 1941, when two weeks were spent in Mexico City and one week was spent in Michoacán. In so far as archaeological material was touched, they represent a venture into a field of research in which the author possesses no competence or previous training. The main object of the trip was limnological, and financial resources were meager. How blind the resulting grop…
Pollen Analysis and Mexican Archaeology
Postglacial Forest Succession, Climate, and Chronology in the Pacific Northwest
Biogeography of the Pleistocene. Part I, Europe and North America
A Brief Discussion of the Relation of Some Radiocarbon Dates to the Pollen Chronology
In the 31 dates of specific interest to palynology contained in Table I there are some surprises for the student of pollen chronology, although there are only three (349, 433, and 450) that must be regarded as unacceptable. For two of these, the list itself contains evidence that the stratigraphic position of the samples was incorrectly determined; we are left with only one sample (433) suggesting that the radiocarbon assay is subject to errors o…
The Natural C 14 Contents of Materials From Hard-Water Lakes
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements IV
Dates obtained since our last date list (Yale III∗), and up to the end of 1958, are given here. All are based on duplicate measurements of CO 2 in a proportional counter. G-2278. Participation of Väinö Hoffren during 1956–1957 was made possible through an arrangement with the Geological Survey of Finland. The technical assistance of Julius Kovats has been invaluable
The human species
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VI
The following list includes most of the measurements made since publication of Yale V; some measurements, such as a series collected in Greenland by A. L. Washburn, are withheld pending additional information or field work that will make better interpretations possible. In addition to radiocarbon dates of geologic and/or archaeologic interest, we give in the third part of the paper, for the first time since 1954 (Deevey and others, 1954), recent …
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VII
The following list includes many of the measurements made since publication of Yale VI, but many are withheld pending receipt of more complete information or additional samples. We report dates in terms of the Libby half life of C 14 , 5570 ± 30 yr; geochemical measurements, when normalized for C 13 content, are given as δ in parts per mil, as described in Yale VI. As before, we acknowledge the technical assistance of George Young, Jonathan King,…
Yale Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VIII
No important instrumental modifications have been made since publication of our last list (Yale VII). As before, we are indebted to many collaborators for samples and for assistance with descriptions and comments. Technical assistance has been provided by George Young, Carolyn Haupt, and Jonathan Wood. The generous support of the National Science Foundation, under grants G-19080 (to Stuiver), G-19335 (to Deevey), and G-24049 (to Rouse) is gratefu…
Mayan Urbanism
From the first millennium B.C. through the 9th-century A.D. Classic Maya collapse, nonurban populations grew exponentially, doubling every 408 years, in the twin-lake (Yaxha-Sacnab) basin that contained the Classic urban center of Yaxha. Pollen data show that forests were essentially cleared by Early Classic time. Sharply accelerated slopewash and colluviation, amplified in the Yaxha subbasin by urban construction, transferred nutrients plus calc…
Zero BP Plus 34
Very incautiously, after printing 25 volumes of Radiocarbon , the editors have authorized some personal reminiscence. Like all “Quaternary scientists”—no better collective name is available for our strange profession—I have been engaged in historiography , writing about history, for many years. In 1946, when natural radiocarbon was discovered, my subject, the sedimentary history of lakes, was only one of several kinds of historical record that ne…
Archaeology (11 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 works) · History (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Geology (6 works) · Radiocarbon dating (6 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Paleontology (4 works)