Benjamin Smith

1.8k citations
54 papers · 1.2k indexed · h-index 15

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Papers in

    • Archaeology and Rock Art Studies 27
    • Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation 8
    • Cultural Identity and Heritage 2
    • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 17
    • Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies 4

Benjamin Smith

50 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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Benjamin Smith
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  • Archeology 306
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 399
  • Space and Planetary Science 38
  • Anthropology 278
  • Archeology 209
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Benjamin Smith, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1 2004389
2 2004169
3 201088
4 200477
5 201243
6 200031
7 199424
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FINGERPRINTS OF THE KHOEKHOEN: GEOMETRIC AND HANDPRINTED ROCK ART IN THE CENTRAL LIMPOPO BASIN, SOUTHERN AFRICA
200523
9 202122
10 201921
11 201021
12 200020
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Working with Rock Art: Recording, presenting and understanding rock art using indigenous knowledge
201218
14
The Eland's People: New Perspectives in the Rock Art of the Maloti-Drakensberg Bushmen
200916
15 201716
16 200114
17 201514
18 200214
19 201914
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Seeking Sustainable Rock Art Tourism: The Example of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site
201412

About Benjamin Smith

Benjamin Smith is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology, Paleontology, Archeology and Space and Planetary Science, having authored 54 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (27 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (17 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers), Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (8 papers), Building materials and conservation (5 papers), Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (4 papers), South African History and Culture (2 papers) and Cultural Identity and Heritage (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (306 citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (399 citations), Space and Planetary Science (38 citations), Anthropology (278 citations) and Archeology (209 citations). Benjamin Smith has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include J. Ron Nelson, Gregory J. Benner, Kathleen Lynne Lane, Melissa L. Olive, Mélanie Duval, Sven Ouzman, Aurélie Tournié, Céline Paris, Philippe Colomban and Linda C. Prinsloo. Their work appears in journals such as Azania Archaeological Research in Africa, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, African Archaeological Review and Antiquity.

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