Daniel Potts
Biographic Data
| ID | 4101426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Potts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Potts |
| SIGNATURE | POTTS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leicester |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8077-509X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Exploring Rayy
The archaeological site of Rayy, on the outskirts of Tehran, has been an object of fascination for centuries. Here, three accounts of the site, ignored in previous scholarly literature on the site, are presented in translation with commentary. Spanning the period from 1807 to 1874, the accounts by Hilarion Truilhier, Heinrich Karl Brugsch and Gustav Theodor Fritsch each present different perspectives on the site. In the winter of 1866–67 Ferdinan…
Rasmus Rask (1787–1832) in Iran
Rasmus Rask visited Iran en route to India in 1820. His letters, which are largely unknown to Iranologists, contain often vivid descriptions of his time there. While not as enchanted by the country as some of his contemporaries, Rask’s letters nevertheless present us with a forthright, unvarnished view of the country during the reign of Fath ‘Ali Shah. His progress from Tabriz to Bushehr via Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and Persepolis, involved severa…
Early Iron Age Settlement Patterns along the Lower Zab River
Investigating the barriers and pathways to implementing satellite data into air quality monitoring, regulation and policy design in the United Kingdom
Satellite measurements relevant to air quality could help to inform policy and assist the monitoring and management of key air quality issues, both in the United Kingdom and internationally. This study investigates the barriers facing experts, across both scientific research and air quality management, in translating and incorporating satellite data into end user activities, and identifies pathways for the use of current and future satellite data…
Diagnosing air quality changes in the UK during the Covid-19 lockdown using TROPOMI and Geos-Chem
The dramatic and sudden reduction in anthropogenic activity due to lockdown measures in the UK in response to the COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in a concerted effort to estimate local and regional changes in air quality, though changes in underlying emissions remain uncertain. Here we combine satellite observations of tropospheric NO 2 from TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument and the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS)-Chem 3D chemical transpor…
Bevel-Rim Bowls and Bakeries
Puzur-Inšušinak and the Oxus Civilization (BMAC)
Two silver vessels – one found near Persepolis in Iran and the other from a grave at Gonur Depe in Turkmenistan – are discussed. Similarities in shape and decoration are highlighted, and a common place of origin is postulated. Three possible areas of origin are examined and the implications of a Central Asian origin are discussed in light of current debates about the historical geography of Iran in the late 3rd millennium B.C
The Architectural Background of the Ely Octagon
Ely octagon is usually regarded as an original invention of the architect Alan of Walsingham. However, the ground plan of the Norman church, with both eastern and western transepts and two axial towers, has affinities with the plans of some Romanesque churches in the Rhineland which also possess octagonal central towers. The presence of an octagonal Norman tower at nearby Swaffham Prior, a church which has belonged to Ely since before the Norman …
The Architectural Background of the Ely Octagon
Ely octagon is usually regarded as an original invention of the architect Alan of Walsingham. However, the ground plan of the Norman church, with both eastern and western transepts and two axial towers, has affinities with the plans of some Romanesque churches in the Rhineland which also possess octagonal central towers. The presence of an octagonal Norman tower at nearby Swaffham Prior, a church which has belonged to Ely since before the Norman …
On Salt and Salt Gathering in Ancient Mesopotamia
Seasonality of birth in India
The conception rate in Baroda and Manipal, India, is lowest during the hottest weather. The greatest extremes are found in Baroda and, following high summer temperatures, there is a prolongation of low conception rates which may indicate that part or all of the effect is mediated through an effect on scrotal temperature. However, other factors may also be involved and a reduction of coital frequency is likely at extremes of temperature. Seasonal …
The Balance of Trade in Southwestern Asia in the Mid-Third Millennium B.C. [and Comments and Reply]
Trade frequently is considered an important and distinct subsystem that is integrated within a prehistoric cultural system. This paper rejects this interpretation and attempts a structural analysis of a specific trading network that existed in southwestern Asia in the mid-3d millennium B.C. in order to uncover the motivational factors and contradictions operative in trading relationships. An ideal dichotomy between sparsely populated, resource-ri…
Human fertility in global perspective
Sir David Owen, who should have given this lecture, died very suddenly and unexpectedly at the end of June. U Thant said in a tribute: ‘David Owen was literally the first member of the United Nations Secretariat. He joined the United Nations directly from the San Francisco Conference in 1945.... As the first and only Executive Chairman of the Technical Assistance Board he was key organizer of what has now become the United Nations Development Pro…
Family Planning and Abortion in the Socialist Countries of Central and Eastern Europe
Which is the weaker sex?
The male is the weaker sex in nearly all disease categories and age groups. Sexual differences in mortality rates sometimes pose some interesting biological problems and warrant the interest of those concerned with the health of society. Males are undoubtedly the weaker sex. In contemporary, developed countries most mortality is man-made, the male being particularly adept at killing himself. In addition, men, the weaker sex, appear to reap some s…
The Balance of Trade in Southwestern Asia in the Mid-Third Millennium B.C. [and Comments and Reply]
Trade frequently is considered an important and distinct subsystem that is integrated within a prehistoric cultural system. This paper rejects this interpretation and attempts a structural analysis of a specific trading network that existed in southwestern Asia in the mid-3d millennium B.C. in order to uncover the motivational factors and contradictions operative in trading relationships. An ideal dichotomy between sparsely populated, resource-ri…
Bevel-Rim Bowls and Bakeries
On Salt and Salt Gathering in Ancient Mesopotamia
Early Iron Age Settlement Patterns along the Lower Zab River
Which is the weaker sex?
The male is the weaker sex in nearly all disease categories and age groups. Sexual differences in mortality rates sometimes pose some interesting biological problems and warrant the interest of those concerned with the health of society. Males are undoubtedly the weaker sex. In contemporary, developed countries most mortality is man-made, the male being particularly adept at killing himself. In addition, men, the weaker sex, appear to reap some s…
Human fertility in global perspective
Sir David Owen, who should have given this lecture, died very suddenly and unexpectedly at the end of June. U Thant said in a tribute: ‘David Owen was literally the first member of the United Nations Secretariat. He joined the United Nations directly from the San Francisco Conference in 1945.... As the first and only Executive Chairman of the Technical Assistance Board he was key organizer of what has now become the United Nations Development Pro…
Family Planning and Abortion in the Socialist Countries of Central and Eastern Europe
Seasonality of birth in India
The conception rate in Baroda and Manipal, India, is lowest during the hottest weather. The greatest extremes are found in Baroda and, following high summer temperatures, there is a prolongation of low conception rates which may indicate that part or all of the effect is mediated through an effect on scrotal temperature. However, other factors may also be involved and a reduction of coital frequency is likely at extremes of temperature. Seasonal …
The Balance of Trade in Southwestern Asia in the Mid-Third Millennium B.C. [and Comments and Reply]
Trade frequently is considered an important and distinct subsystem that is integrated within a prehistoric cultural system. This paper rejects this interpretation and attempts a structural analysis of a specific trading network that existed in southwestern Asia in the mid-3d millennium B.C. in order to uncover the motivational factors and contradictions operative in trading relationships. An ideal dichotomy between sparsely populated, resource-ri…
On Salt and Salt Gathering in Ancient Mesopotamia
The Architectural Background of the Ely Octagon
Ely octagon is usually regarded as an original invention of the architect Alan of Walsingham. However, the ground plan of the Norman church, with both eastern and western transepts and two axial towers, has affinities with the plans of some Romanesque churches in the Rhineland which also possess octagonal central towers. The presence of an octagonal Norman tower at nearby Swaffham Prior, a church which has belonged to Ely since before the Norman …
The Architectural Background of the Ely Octagon
Ely octagon is usually regarded as an original invention of the architect Alan of Walsingham. However, the ground plan of the Norman church, with both eastern and western transepts and two axial towers, has affinities with the plans of some Romanesque churches in the Rhineland which also possess octagonal central towers. The presence of an octagonal Norman tower at nearby Swaffham Prior, a church which has belonged to Ely since before the Norman …
Puzur-Inšušinak and the Oxus Civilization (BMAC)
Two silver vessels – one found near Persepolis in Iran and the other from a grave at Gonur Depe in Turkmenistan – are discussed. Similarities in shape and decoration are highlighted, and a common place of origin is postulated. Three possible areas of origin are examined and the implications of a Central Asian origin are discussed in light of current debates about the historical geography of Iran in the late 3rd millennium B.C
Bevel-Rim Bowls and Bakeries
Diagnosing air quality changes in the UK during the Covid-19 lockdown using TROPOMI and Geos-Chem
The dramatic and sudden reduction in anthropogenic activity due to lockdown measures in the UK in response to the COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in a concerted effort to estimate local and regional changes in air quality, though changes in underlying emissions remain uncertain. Here we combine satellite observations of tropospheric NO 2 from TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument and the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS)-Chem 3D chemical transpor…
Investigating the barriers and pathways to implementing satellite data into air quality monitoring, regulation and policy design in the United Kingdom
Satellite measurements relevant to air quality could help to inform policy and assist the monitoring and management of key air quality issues, both in the United Kingdom and internationally. This study investigates the barriers facing experts, across both scientific research and air quality management, in translating and incorporating satellite data into end user activities, and identifies pathways for the use of current and future satellite data…
Rasmus Rask (1787–1832) in Iran
Rasmus Rask visited Iran en route to India in 1820. His letters, which are largely unknown to Iranologists, contain often vivid descriptions of his time there. While not as enchanted by the country as some of his contemporaries, Rask’s letters nevertheless present us with a forthright, unvarnished view of the country during the reign of Fath ‘Ali Shah. His progress from Tabriz to Bushehr via Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and Persepolis, involved severa…
Early Iron Age Settlement Patterns along the Lower Zab River
Exploring Rayy
The archaeological site of Rayy, on the outskirts of Tehran, has been an object of fascination for centuries. Here, three accounts of the site, ignored in previous scholarly literature on the site, are presented in translation with commentary. Spanning the period from 1807 to 1874, the accounts by Hilarion Truilhier, Heinrich Karl Brugsch and Gustav Theodor Fritsch each present different perspectives on the site. In the winter of 1866–67 Ferdinan…
History (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Biology (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Ancient Near East History (3 works)