Roy Webb
Biographic Data
| ID | 3989912 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roy Webb |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roy |
| FAMILY NAME | Webb |
| SIGNATURE | WEBB R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Utah |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Drifting West
On the River with Lewis and Clark
Megamarsupial extinction
An ancient and contentious debate in prehistory (Owen 1846; Lyell 1863) asks if the megafauna of newly colonized worlds was exterminated by human hunting, or whether other factors, such as changing climate, were decisive. Debate on this issue remains lively in Australia, because its harsh environments surely posed problems for very large mammals. A starting-point for this fresh look at megafaunal extinction was Flannery's (1994) adoption of the '…
The Mode and Tempo of the Initial Human Colonisation of Empty Landmasses
The tempo and mode of the initial human colonisation of terra incognita has long been a controversial topic in archaeology. Two opposing models have been used to explain the earliest evidence for human occupation of 'Sahul' (a eustatically enlarged Pleistocene landmass that incorporated Tasmania and New Guinea): that people adapted quickly to new environments and hence spread rapidly over the region, or that they found adaptation to new condition…
The problem of verifying isolated radiocarbon dates
This case study has shown that the acquisition of isolated 14 C dates is particularly unwise in Australia because their ages cannot be verified archaeologically. It is, therefore, fundamentally important to obtain a series of 14 C dates whenever possible. Where that is not possible, it might be preferable to leave an archaeological sequence undated, on the grounds that its age was then clearly unknown, rather than attach to it a single, unverifie…
George Montague Wheeler
Journal Article George Montague Wheeler: The Man and the Myth Get access George Montague Wheeler: The Man and the Myth. By Dawdy Doris Ostrander. (Athens: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 1993. viii + 122 pp. Illustration, maps, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $24.95.) Roy Webb Roy Webb University of Utah Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 25, Issue 3, Autumn 1…
Recent developments in environmental analysis in old and new world archaeology
If We Had a Boat
Journal Article If We Had a Boat: Green River Explorers, Adventurers, and Runners Get access If We Had a Boat: Green River Explorers, Adventurers, and Runners. By Webb Roy. (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1986. xi + 194 pp. Illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. $14.95, paper.) William L. Tennent William L. Tennent Museum of Western Colorado Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Histo…
A Mission in the Desert
Journal Article A Mission in the Desert: The Albuquerque District, 1935–1985 Get access A Mission in the Desert: The Albuquerque District, 1935–1985. By Welsh Michael E.. (Albuquerque: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1985. viii + 262 pp. Illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index.) Roy Webb Roy Webb University of Utah Library Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 18, Issue…
The Sickle and the Cross
Over the years much has been written about the so-called attempted Communist coup in Indonesia in 1965. Many of the horrors depicted have concerned Balinese or abangan , nominal Muslims in Central and East Java, but little if anything has been written about the Catholic and Protestant inhabitants of those regions outside Java during the period 1965 and following, and how they coped with Communist activity in their districts. Hitherto there has be…
The Mode and Tempo of the Initial Human Colonisation of Empty Landmasses
The tempo and mode of the initial human colonisation of terra incognita has long been a controversial topic in archaeology. Two opposing models have been used to explain the earliest evidence for human occupation of 'Sahul' (a eustatically enlarged Pleistocene landmass that incorporated Tasmania and New Guinea): that people adapted quickly to new environments and hence spread rapidly over the region, or that they found adaptation to new condition…
The Sickle and the Cross
Over the years much has been written about the so-called attempted Communist coup in Indonesia in 1965. Many of the horrors depicted have concerned Balinese or abangan , nominal Muslims in Central and East Java, but little if anything has been written about the Catholic and Protestant inhabitants of those regions outside Java during the period 1965 and following, and how they coped with Communist activity in their districts. Hitherto there has be…
Megamarsupial extinction
An ancient and contentious debate in prehistory (Owen 1846; Lyell 1863) asks if the megafauna of newly colonized worlds was exterminated by human hunting, or whether other factors, such as changing climate, were decisive. Debate on this issue remains lively in Australia, because its harsh environments surely posed problems for very large mammals. A starting-point for this fresh look at megafaunal extinction was Flannery's (1994) adoption of the '…
The problem of verifying isolated radiocarbon dates
This case study has shown that the acquisition of isolated 14 C dates is particularly unwise in Australia because their ages cannot be verified archaeologically. It is, therefore, fundamentally important to obtain a series of 14 C dates whenever possible. Where that is not possible, it might be preferable to leave an archaeological sequence undated, on the grounds that its age was then clearly unknown, rather than attach to it a single, unverifie…
The Sickle and the Cross
Over the years much has been written about the so-called attempted Communist coup in Indonesia in 1965. Many of the horrors depicted have concerned Balinese or abangan , nominal Muslims in Central and East Java, but little if anything has been written about the Catholic and Protestant inhabitants of those regions outside Java during the period 1965 and following, and how they coped with Communist activity in their districts. Hitherto there has be…
A Mission in the Desert
Journal Article A Mission in the Desert: The Albuquerque District, 1935–1985 Get access A Mission in the Desert: The Albuquerque District, 1935–1985. By Welsh Michael E.. (Albuquerque: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1985. viii + 262 pp. Illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index.) Roy Webb Roy Webb University of Utah Library Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 18, Issue…
Recent developments in environmental analysis in old and new world archaeology
If We Had a Boat
Journal Article If We Had a Boat: Green River Explorers, Adventurers, and Runners Get access If We Had a Boat: Green River Explorers, Adventurers, and Runners. By Webb Roy. (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1986. xi + 194 pp. Illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. $14.95, paper.) William L. Tennent William L. Tennent Museum of Western Colorado Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Histo…
George Montague Wheeler
Journal Article George Montague Wheeler: The Man and the Myth Get access George Montague Wheeler: The Man and the Myth. By Dawdy Doris Ostrander. (Athens: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 1993. viii + 122 pp. Illustration, maps, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $24.95.) Roy Webb Roy Webb University of Utah Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 25, Issue 3, Autumn 1…
The problem of verifying isolated radiocarbon dates
This case study has shown that the acquisition of isolated 14 C dates is particularly unwise in Australia because their ages cannot be verified archaeologically. It is, therefore, fundamentally important to obtain a series of 14 C dates whenever possible. Where that is not possible, it might be preferable to leave an archaeological sequence undated, on the grounds that its age was then clearly unknown, rather than attach to it a single, unverifie…
The Mode and Tempo of the Initial Human Colonisation of Empty Landmasses
The tempo and mode of the initial human colonisation of terra incognita has long been a controversial topic in archaeology. Two opposing models have been used to explain the earliest evidence for human occupation of 'Sahul' (a eustatically enlarged Pleistocene landmass that incorporated Tasmania and New Guinea): that people adapted quickly to new environments and hence spread rapidly over the region, or that they found adaptation to new condition…
Megamarsupial extinction
An ancient and contentious debate in prehistory (Owen 1846; Lyell 1863) asks if the megafauna of newly colonized worlds was exterminated by human hunting, or whether other factors, such as changing climate, were decisive. Debate on this issue remains lively in Australia, because its harsh environments surely posed problems for very large mammals. A starting-point for this fresh look at megafaunal extinction was Flannery's (1994) adoption of the '…
On the River with Lewis and Clark
Drifting West
History (10 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Index (typography) (3 works) · Paleontology (3 works)