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University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO, US

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University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado: Boulder, Colorado, US

1974-08-01 to present | College Professor of Distinction (Anthropology)
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California State University: Fresno, CA, US

1972-08-10 to 1974-05-30 | Assistant Professor (Anthropology)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, PA, US

1969-08-23 to 1974-05-20 | Ph.D. (Anthropology)
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University of Colorado: Boulder, CO, US

1967-08-19 to 1969-05-30 | Master of Arts (Anthropology)
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University of Colorado: Boulder, CO, US

1963-08-25 to 1967-05-19 | Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology)
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Professional activities (12)

American Association For The Advancement of Science: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

1998-07-11 to present | Member; Eledted Fellow
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American Anthropological Association: Arlington, VA, US

1974-09-06 to present | Life Member
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Society for American Archaeology: Washington, US

1965-09-09 to present | Member
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University of Colorado: Boulder, CO, US

2008-04-10 | College Professor of Distinction (College of Arts and Sciences)
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American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, NY, US

2005-09-20 | Elected as Fellow
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Instituto Nicaraguense de Cultura: Managua, Managua, NI

1994-03-11 | Certificcado de Honor, for providing Nicaragua with a national archaeological plan. (Aruqueologia)
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Ancalmo: San Salvador, San Salvador, SV

1993-07-14 | Laurel de Oro Ancalmo, for successfully nominating the Ceren site to World Haritage, UNESCO (National Award)
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Ancalmo: San Salvador, San Salvador, SV

1993-06-05 | Laurel de Oro Ancalmo, for successfully nominating the Ceren site to World Haritage, UNESCO (National Award)
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology: Washington, DC, US

1992-03-06 | Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting
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Ministry of Education: San Salvador, San Salvador, SV

1991-07-10 | Diploma de Reconocimiento, the highest award, for discovery and research at the Ceren site.
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US Geological Survey: Vancouver, WA, US

1986-06-12 | Dsitinguished Visiting Scientist, Cascades Volcanic Observatory (Volcanology)
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Society for American Archaeology: Washington D.C., US

1985-01-09 to 1986-05-19 | Chair of Meeting; I organized the annual meeting in Minneapolis, MN (Annual Meeting)
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Funding (19)

Public Project Works And Social Integration And Control In A Traditional Society

2016-03-01 to 2021-02-28 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1550689
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Non-elite Political Economy, Agriculture, and a Sacbe at Ceren, El Salvador

2013-03-01 to 2016-02-29 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1250629
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Root Crop Agriculture, Land Use, and Authority Outside of the Ceren Village, El Salvador

2011-06-01 to 2013-05-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1115775
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Living With the Dangers of Sudden Environmental Change

2010-04-15 to 2012-03-31 | Grant
Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1034880
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Manioc at Ceren: Ancient Maya Garden Plant or Staple Crop?

2008-06-01 to 2011-05-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0809217
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Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Remote Sensing and the Late Classic (AD 650-850) Maya Utilization of Bajos (Seasonal Swamps) at Tikal and Yaxha, Peten, Guatemala

2006-05-01 to 2009-10-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0621219
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Doctoral Dissertation Research: What Do Maya Pseudo-Glyphs Say? An Analysis of Late Classic Period Pottery from the Southern Maya Lowlands

2002-08-01 to 2003-07-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0218426
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Doctoral Dissertation Research: A View from Afar: Elite Residences, Teotihuacan Interaction, and the Early Classic Period in the Lower Rio Verde Valley, Oaxaca

2002-03-15 to 2004-02-29 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0202624
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Remote Sensing, Ancient Footpaths, and Regional Integration in the Arenal Area, Costa Rica

2002-01-01 to 2004-12-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0107943
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Dissertation: The Structure of Ritual Practice: An Ethnoarchaeological Investigation of Community Ritual Activity Areas in the Maya Highlands

2000-02-01 to 2002-01-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 9912134
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Soil Chemical Analysis in classic Maya Household Archaeology

1999-07-01 to 2001-08-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 9974302
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Archaeology of the Ceren Household, El Salvador

1992-02-01 to 1995-01-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 9120716
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Household Archeology at Ceren, El Salvador

1990-07-01 to 1992-06-30 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 9006482
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Archaeology of Ceren, El Salvador

1989-02-15 to 1991-01-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 8819725
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Footpath Field Verification, Remote Sensing, and Data Analysis in the Arenal Region, Costa Rica

1987-02-15 to 1989-07-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 8616312
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Remote Archaeological Sensing in the Arenal Region, Costa Rica

1983-10-01 to 1988-01-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 8310599
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The Eruption of the Ilopango Volcano & the Maya Proto-Classic

1977-09-01 to 1980-02-29 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 7713441
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Doctoral Dissertation Research in Anthropology

1976-11-15 to 1979-08-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 7619861
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The Eruption of Ilopango Volcano and the Maya Protoclassic

1975-03-01 to 1976-08-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Arlington, US)
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Works (38)

Landscape management and polyculture in the ancient gardens and fields at Joya de Cerén, El Salvador

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85085754096

Part of ISBN:

10902686 02784165

Contributors: Slotten, V.; Lentz, D.; Sheets, P.
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Prospects and pitfalls in integrating volcanology and archaeology: A review

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85087396474

Part of ISBN:

03770273

Contributors: Riede, F.; Barnes, G.L.; Elson, M.D.; Oetelaar, G.A.; Holmberg, K.G.; Sheets, P.
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Radiocarbon and geologic evidence reveal Ilopango volcano as source of the colossal ‘mystery’ eruption of 539/40 CE

Quaternary Science Reviews
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85072622597

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02773791

Contributors: Dull, R.A.; Southon, J.R.; Kutterolf, S.; Anchukaitis, K.J.; Freundt, A.; Wahl, D.B.; Sheets, P.; Amaroli, P.; Hernandez, W.; Wiemann, M.C. et al.
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Abundance in the ancient Maya village of Cerén?

Abundance: The Archaeology of Plenitude
2017 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85038407495

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Cerén

Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
2017 | Book
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2-s2.0-85052137146

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1871756X 13884360

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Exploring culinary practices through GIS modeling at joya de cerén, el salvador

Social Perspectives on Ancient Lives from Paleoethnobotanical Data
2017 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85034211860

Contributors: Farahani, A.; Chiou, K.L.; Cuthrell, R.Q.; Harkey, A.; Morell-Hart, S.; Hastorf, C.A.; Sheets, P.D.
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Identifying 'plantscapes' at the Classic Maya village of Joya de Cerén, El Salvador

Antiquity
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85027060087

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0003598X

Contributors: Farahani, A.; Chiou, K.L.; Harkey, A.; Hastorf, C.A.; Lentz, D.L.; Sheets, P.
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Volcanoes and people

Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
2017 | Book
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2-s2.0-85052136050

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1871756X 13884360

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Thoughts and observations on volcanic activity and human ecology

Quaternary International
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84958144585

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10406182

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Foreword

Tikal: Paleoecology of an Ancient Maya City
2015 | Book
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2-s2.0-84954117881

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Phaseolus from cerén - A late classic maya site,Phaseolus de cerén- Un sitio arqueológico maya del período clásico tardío

Economic Botany
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84943354994

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00130001

Contributors: Kaplan, L.; Lentz, D.L.; Slotten, V.; Sheets, P.; Hood, A.N.
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The sociopolitical economy of an ancient Maya Village: Cerén and its sacbe

Latin American Antiquity
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84991694187

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10456635

Contributors: Sheets, P.; Dixon, C.; Lentz, D.; Egan, R.; Halmbacher, A.; Slotten, V.; Herrera, R.; Lamb, C.
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Ancient manioc agriculture south of the ceren village, el salvador

Latin American Antiquity
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84892588588

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10456635

Contributors: Sheets, P.; Lentz, D.; Piperno, D.; Jones, J.; Dixon, C.; Maloof, G.; Hood, A.
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Learning to live with the dangers of sudden environmental change

Surviving Sudden Environmental Change: Answers from Archaeology
2012 | Book
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2-s2.0-84899510420

Contributors: Sheets, P.; Cooper, J.
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Responses to explosive volcanic eruptions by small to complex societies in ancient Mexico and central america

Surviving Sudden Environmental Change: Answers from Archaeology
2012 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84893925969

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Surviving sudden environmental change: Answers from archaeology

Surviving Sudden Environmental Change: Answers from Archaeology
2012 | Book
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2-s2.0-84905149698

Contributors: Cooper, J.; Sheets, P.
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Manioc cultivation at ceren, el salvador: Occasional kitchen garden plant or staple crop?

Ancient Mesoamerica
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80053953490

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09565361 14691787

Contributors: Sheets, P.; Dixon, C.; Guerra, M.; Blanford, A.
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Pilgrimages and persistent social memory in spite of volcanic disasters in the Arenal area, Costa Rica

Ancient Mesoamerica
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84855407605

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14691787 09565361

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Contributions of geoarchaeology to mesoamerican studies

Ancient Mesoamerica
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77952365216

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09565361 14691787

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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The palaeo-environmental contexts of three possible phoenician anchorages in Portugal

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-68949130119

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10572414 10959270

Contributors: Wachsmann, S.; Dunn, R.K.; Hale, J.R.; Hohlfelder, R.L.; Conyers, L.B.; Ernenwein, E.G.; Sheets, P.; Blot, M.L.P.; Castro, F.; Davis, D.
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Who were those classic period immigrants into the Zapotitán Valley, El Salvador?

Ch'orti' Maya Area: Past and Present
2009 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84895699598

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Age and extent of the Ilopango TBJ Tephra inferred from a Holocene chronostratigraphic reference section, Lago De Yojoa, Honduras

Quaternary Research
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-14544277521

Part of ISBN:

00335894

Contributors: Mehringer Jr., P.J.; Sarna-Wojcicki, A.M.; Wollwage, L.K.; Sheets, P.
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Apocalypse then: Social science approaches to volcanism, people, and cultures in the Zapotitán Valley, El Salvador

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America
2004 | Book
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2-s2.0-84870802820

Part of ISBN:

00721077

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Soil chemical analysis of ancient activities in Cerén, El Salvador: A case study of a rapidly abandoned site

Latin American Antiquity
2002 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-3042561670

Part of ISBN:

10456635

Contributors: Parnell, J.J.; Terry, R.E.; Sheets, P.
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Provisioning the ceren household: The vertical economy, village economy, and household economy in the Southeastern Maya periphery

Ancient Mesoamerica
2000 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0034473067

Part of ISBN:

09565361

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Copan and Ceren: Two perspectives on ancient Mesoamerican households

Ancient Mesoamerica
1997 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0013495235

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09565361

Contributors: Webster, D.; Gonlin, N.; Sheets, P.
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Household archaeology at cerén, EL salvador

Ancient Mesoamerica
1990 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0041100647

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14691787 09565361

Contributors: Sheets, P.D.; Mckee, B.; Tucker, D.B.; Beaubien, H.F.; Beaudry, M.; Gerstle, A.; Miller, C.D.; Spetzler, H.
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Obsidian sources and elemental analyses of artifacts in southern mesoamerica and the northern intermediate area

American Antiquity
1990 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0013558147

Part of ISBN:

00027316

Contributors: Sheets, P.; Hirth, K.; Lange, F.; Stross, F.; Asaro, F.; Michel, H.
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THE POTENTIAL OF HOLOGRAPHY AND OPTICAL CONTOURING FOR ARCHAEOMETRY

Archaeometry
1989 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84891580208

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14754754 0003813X

Contributors: OWEN, R.B.; SHEETS, P.D.
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Overview: Society and nuclear war

Environment
1988 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84950923556

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19399154 00139157

Contributors: Sheets, P.
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Archaeology and volcanism in Central America: the Zapotitan Valley of El Salvador.

1983 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85058718011

Contributors: Sheets, P.D.
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Precise characterization of guatemalan obsidian sources, and source determination of artifacts from quiriguá

American Antiquity
1983 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84976848304

Part of ISBN:

00027316

Contributors: Stross, F.H.; Sheets, P.; Asaro, F.; Michel, H.V.
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Archeological studies of disaster: their range and value.

Natural Hazard Research, Working Paper
1980 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0019102831

Contributors: Sheets, P.D.
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A Reassessment of the Precolumbian Obsidian Industry of El Chayal, Guatemala

American Antiquity
1975 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-5844224109

Part of ISBN:

00027316

Contributors: Sheets, P.D.
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Prehistoric agriculture in tropical highlands

Science
1975 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0008292126

Part of ISBN:

00368075

Contributors: Linares, O.F.; Sheets, P.D.; Rosenthal, E.J.
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Edge Abrasion during Biface Manufacture

American Antiquity
1973 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84975022051

Part of ISBN:

00027316

Contributors: Sheets, P.D.
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The Pillage of Prehistory

American Antiquity
1973 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85026512694

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00027316

Contributors: Sheets, P.D.
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Pressure blades and total cutting edge: An experiment in lithic technology

Science
1972 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0006179212

Part of ISBN:

00368075

Contributors: Sheets, P.D.; Muto, G.R.
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