Kirk French
Biographic Data
| ID | 4226002 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirk French |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirk |
| FAMILY NAME | French |
| SIGNATURE | FRENCH K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-3887-4984 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Sharing the past
Establishing a reciprocal working relationship with a community for research purposes is the goal of any ethically minded social scientist, yet building trust can be one of the most difficult and time‐consuming aspects of launching a project in a new location. The difficulty should come as no surprise given the sordid history of data collection—especially among marginalized communities. Over the last several decades, awareness of these challenges…
Indigenous knowledge, water management, and learning from our collective past
Building the Environment at Palenque
Throughout the world, past and present, social organizations develop to cope with restricted water sources. Relying on traditional archaeology, labor estimates, and ethnographic data, the Palenque Pool Project set out to better understand a series of interconnected artificial water features located in the western sector of this Classic Maya site. Here, we detail our 2014–2015 fieldwork. First, there is consideration that the Picota Group was a ci…
The urban hydrology and hydraulic engineering at the classic maya site of Palenque
Chert hoes as digging tools
What type of implement was used to cut and move earth in prehistory? In the Mississippian culture at least, the key tool was the stone hoe - formed from a chert blade strapped to a handle. These blades were hoarded and depicted in use, leaving little doubt that they were for digging, in the service of agriculture and extracting earth for building. Drawing on a series of controlled experiments, the authors deduce the capabilities and biographies o…
Prehispanic water pressure
Building the Environment at Palenque
Throughout the world, past and present, social organizations develop to cope with restricted water sources. Relying on traditional archaeology, labor estimates, and ethnographic data, the Palenque Pool Project set out to better understand a series of interconnected artificial water features located in the western sector of this Classic Maya site. Here, we detail our 2014–2015 fieldwork. First, there is consideration that the Picota Group was a ci…
The urban hydrology and hydraulic engineering at the classic maya site of Palenque
Chert hoes as digging tools
What type of implement was used to cut and move earth in prehistory? In the Mississippian culture at least, the key tool was the stone hoe - formed from a chert blade strapped to a handle. These blades were hoarded and depicted in use, leaving little doubt that they were for digging, in the service of agriculture and extracting earth for building. Drawing on a series of controlled experiments, the authors deduce the capabilities and biographies o…
Prehispanic water pressure
Prehispanic water pressure
Chert hoes as digging tools
What type of implement was used to cut and move earth in prehistory? In the Mississippian culture at least, the key tool was the stone hoe - formed from a chert blade strapped to a handle. These blades were hoarded and depicted in use, leaving little doubt that they were for digging, in the service of agriculture and extracting earth for building. Drawing on a series of controlled experiments, the authors deduce the capabilities and biographies o…
The urban hydrology and hydraulic engineering at the classic maya site of Palenque
Building the Environment at Palenque
Throughout the world, past and present, social organizations develop to cope with restricted water sources. Relying on traditional archaeology, labor estimates, and ethnographic data, the Palenque Pool Project set out to better understand a series of interconnected artificial water features located in the western sector of this Classic Maya site. Here, we detail our 2014–2015 fieldwork. First, there is consideration that the Picota Group was a ci…
Indigenous knowledge, water management, and learning from our collective past
Sharing the past
Establishing a reciprocal working relationship with a community for research purposes is the goal of any ethically minded social scientist, yet building trust can be one of the most difficult and time‐consuming aspects of launching a project in a new location. The difficulty should come as no surprise given the sordid history of data collection—especially among marginalized communities. Over the last several decades, awareness of these challenges…
Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Maya (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Water management and technologies (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)