A5071587350- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Latin American history and culture
- Archaeology and Natural History
- Historical Economic and Social Studies
- Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
- Indigenous Cultures and History
- International Relations and Foreign Policy
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
Arizona State University
2015-2024
Western Carolina University
2004-2021
Sandia National Laboratories California
2021
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2017
University of Wyoming
1994-2012
Grazinglands Research Laboratory
2012
Rocky Mountain Research Station
2012
Georgia State University
2010
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1979-2009
La Trobe University
2007
This article describes a new model for urban planning in ancient and preindustrial cities that moves beyond the traditional simplistic dichotomy of planned versus organic cities. The has two components: coordination buildings spaces, standardization among A variety coordinated arrangements reflect planning, including simple coordination, formality monumentality, orthogonal layouts, other forms geometric order, access visibility (view-shed). Standardization is analyzed terms architectural...
The emergence of a common security and foreign policy has been one the most contentious issues accompanying integration European Union. In this book, Michael Smith examines specific ways cooperation institutionalized in EU, way institutional development affects cooperative outcomes policy, how those lead to new reforms. explains evolution performance procedures EU using unique analytical framework, supported by extensive empirical evidence drawn from interviews, case studies, official...
Summary While there have been numerous reports of benefits associated with adoption early supplier involvement (ESI) in product design, particularly reducing the duration design process and improving outcomes, this study extends a recent stream research indicating that ESI may be useful tool for managing supply risk. Utilizing case‐study approach, current explores extent to which reduces likelihood disruptions other negative events an aerospace supplier. Although initial was intended reduce...
An intelligent constant false alarm rate (CFAR) processor to perform adaptive threshold target detection is presented. It employs a composite approach based on the well-known cell averaging CFAR (CA-CFAR), smallest of (SO-CFAR), and greatest (GO-CFAR) processors. Data in reference window used compute second-order statistic called variability index (VI) ratio means leading lagging windows. Based these statistics, VI-CFAR dynamically tailors background estimation algorithm. The provides low...
▪ Abstract This review addresses methods and theories for the archaeological study of ancient state economies, from earliest states through Classical period beyond. Research on this topic within anthropological archaeology has been held back by reliance simple concepts an impoverished notion extent variation in economies. First I a long-standing debate between scholars who see similarities with modern capitalist economies (modernists formalists) those as radically different their...
Urban open space provides a unique conduit for the sociospatial study of urban history. We propose seven categories to help scholars historically situate and analyze spaces: food production areas, parks gardens, recreational space, plazas, streets, transport facilities, incidental space. use these categories, contrast between grey green compare examples from archaeological, historical, recent times across broad geographical range. Top-down bottom-up actions dialectically intersect in...
A general explanatory framework for the social processes underpinning urbanisation should account empirical regularities that are shared among contemporary urban systems and ancient settlement known throughout archaeology history. The identification of such properties has been facilitated by research traditions in each field define cities settlements as areas capture networks interaction embedded space. Using Settlement Scaling Theory (SST) – a set hypotheses mathematical relationships...
Because of advances in methods and theory, archaeology now addresses issues central to debates the social sciences a far more sophisticated manner than ever before. Coupled with methodological innovations, multiscalar archaeological studies around world have produced wealth new data that provide unique perspective on long-term changes human societies, as they document variation behavior institutions before modern era. We illustrate these points three examples: settlements, roles markets...
Medieval European urbanization presents a line of continuity between earlier cities and modern urban systems. Yet, many the spatial, political economic features medieval were particular to Middle Ages, subsequently changed over Early Modern Period Industrial Revolution. There is long tradition demographic studies estimating population sizes cities, comparative analyses these data have shed much light on long-term evolution However, next step—to systematically relate size their spatial...
In recent decades researchers in a variety of disciplines have developed new "urban science," the central goal which is to build general theory regarding social processes underlying urbanization. Much work urban science animated by notion that cities are complex systems. What does it mean make this claim? Here we adopt view systems entail both variation and structure, their properties vary with system size respect where how they measured. Given this, framework behind urbanization needs...
This paper explores the role of social stratification in regional organization Triple Alliance, or Aztec empire. Unlike previous interpretations that see military coercion as main force integrating empire, I argue primary integrative factor was collusion between rulers core states and nobility provinces, who gained economic rewards for their participation tribute The common interest Mesoamerican transcended political boundaries. fundamental cleavage Postclassic Mesoamerica not Alliance many...
Preface List of figures tables 1. Introduction Norman Hammond 2. Classic Maya emblem glyphs Peter Mathews 3. Prehistoric polities the Pasion region: hieroglyphic texts and their archaeological settings Mathews, Gordon R. Willey 4. An epigraphic history western region Linda Schele 5. Cyles growth at Tikal Christopher Jones 6. Polities in Northeast Peten, Guatemala T. Patrick Culbert 7. Dynastic historys cultural evolution Copan, Honduras William L. Fash, Davis S. Stuart 8. Diversity...
‘The Urban Revolution’ by V. Gordon Childe (Town Planning Review, 1950) is one of the most heavily cited papers ever published an archaeologist. The intellectual context and influence Childe's paper are examined here. was first to synthesise archaeological data with respect concept urbanism, recognise radical social transformation that came earliest cities states. This traces his ideas shows their relevance studies ancient urbanism today. Although treatment urban planning brief, presaged...
Ancient cities as documented by archaeologists and historians have considerable relevance for a broader understanding of modern general processes urbanization. This article reviews three themes that illustrate such relevance: sprawl, squatter settlements urban sustainability. Archaeology's potential illuminating these other topics, however, remains largely unrealized because we failed to develop the concepts methods required analyse in past. The following aspects are examined each themes:...