Arthur Spiess

991 total citations
33 papers, 553 citations indexed

About

Arthur Spiess is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Arthur Spiess has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 553 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Anthropology, 17 papers in Paleontology and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Arthur Spiess's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (15 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (7 papers). Arthur Spiess is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (15 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (7 papers). Arthur Spiess collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Arthur Spiess's co-authors include Ernest S. Burch, Jonathan C. Lothrop, Paige Newby, James W. Bradley, Christopher J. Ellis, Jim I. Mead, Bryan N. Shuman, Kristin D. Sobolik, Bruce J. Bourque and Lawrence Guy Straus and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Quaternary Science Reviews and Journal of Archaeological Science.

In The Last Decade

Arthur Spiess

31 papers receiving 474 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Arthur Spiess United States 13 388 358 132 130 120 33 553
Robson Bonnichsen United States 13 572 1.5× 605 1.7× 117 0.9× 276 2.1× 64 0.5× 33 815
Philip J. Wilke United States 13 380 1.0× 368 1.0× 55 0.4× 160 1.2× 34 0.3× 36 549
Quentin Mackie Canada 13 214 0.6× 228 0.6× 140 1.1× 92 0.7× 38 0.3× 23 433
Pavel A. Nikolskiy Russia 17 452 1.2× 422 1.2× 177 1.3× 194 1.5× 146 1.2× 26 741
Renato Kipnis Brazil 12 201 0.5× 156 0.4× 67 0.5× 111 0.9× 43 0.4× 26 416
Pirkko Ukkonen Finland 12 236 0.6× 191 0.5× 140 1.1× 68 0.5× 37 0.3× 17 431
Matthew Betts Canada 14 204 0.5× 287 0.8× 157 1.2× 78 0.6× 115 1.0× 32 519
Duncan Metcalfe United States 8 618 1.6× 566 1.6× 194 1.5× 285 2.2× 61 0.5× 9 776
P. Gregory Hare Canada 11 246 0.6× 237 0.7× 124 0.9× 57 0.4× 108 0.9× 16 499
Ruth Gruhn Canada 10 223 0.6× 221 0.6× 68 0.5× 52 0.4× 30 0.3× 39 380

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Arthur Spiess

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spiess, Arthur, et al.. (2020). A report on a late Woodland period dugout canoe from Cape Porpoise, Maine, USA. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology. 17(4). 557–570. 2 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur. (2017). People of the Clam: Shellfish and Diet in Coastal Maine Late Archaic and Ceramic Period Sites. 1001. 105–112. 3 indexed citations
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Lothrop, Jonathan C., et al.. (2016). Early Human Settlement of Northeastern North America. PaleoAmerica. 2(3). 192–251. 60 indexed citations
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Lothrop, Jonathan C., Paige Newby, Arthur Spiess, & James W. Bradley. (2011). Paleoindians and the Younger Dryas in the New England-Maritimes Region. Quaternary International. 242(2). 546–569. 39 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur, et al.. (2006). Cod, Clams and Deer: The Food Remains from Indiantown Island. Journal of Bioresource Management. 34. 141–187. 8 indexed citations
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Mead, Jim I., Arthur Spiess, & Kristin D. Sobolik. (2000). Skeleton of Extinct North American Sea Mink (Mustela macrodon). Quaternary Research. 53(2). 247–262. 21 indexed citations
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Mariezkurrena, Koro, et al.. (1991). Magdalenian and Azilian Hunting at the Abri Dufaure, SW France. 4(2). 87–108. 13 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur. (1990). Two Isolated Paleoindian Artifacts from Maine. 18. 75–88. 4 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur. (1988). On New England Shell Middens: Response to Sanger's Cautionary Tale. American Antiquity. 53(1). 174–177. 2 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur. (1987). Faunal Remains - They may hold enough information to be called - Archaeological Guidebooks. 1 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur, Bruce J. Bourque, & Richard Michael Gramly. (1984). Early and Middle Archaic Site Distribution in Western Maine. North American Archaeologist. 4(3). 225–244. 4 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur, et al.. (1983). Kidder Point and Sears Island in Prehistory. 8 indexed citations
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Burch, Ernest S. & Arthur Spiess. (1982). Reindeer and Caribou Hunters. An Archaeological Study. Ethnohistory. 29(2). 142–142. 121 indexed citations
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Ray, Clayton E. & Arthur Spiess. (1981). The Bearded Seal, Erignathus barbatus, in the Pleistocene of Maine. Journal of Mammalogy. 62(2). 423–427. 3 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur. (1981). Coastal Erosion: Worst Current Threat To Maine Archeology. 1(3). 40–42. 1 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur. (1978). Conservation archaeology in the Northeast : toward a research orientation. 6 indexed citations
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Bourque, Bruce J., et al.. (1978). Response : Cementum Annuli in Mammal Teeth from Archeological Sites. Science. 202(4367). 542–542. 3 indexed citations
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Bourque, Bruce J., et al.. (1978). Determining the Season of Death of Mammal Teeth from Archeological Sites: A New Sectioning Technique. Science. 199(4328). 530–531. 18 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur, et al.. (1976). Discovery of the Skull of a Grizzly Bear in Labrador. ARCTIC. 29(4). 8 indexed citations
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Spiess, Arthur. (1976). Determining Season of Death of Archaeological Fauna by Analysis of Teeth. ARCTIC. 29(1). 23 indexed citations

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