C. K. Brain

4.7k citations
57 papers · 3.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 27
  • Paleontology top 0.2%
    • Evolution and Paleontology Studies 17
    • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 9
    • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology 5
  • Anthropology top 0.05%
    • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 36
  • Archeology top 0.5%
    • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies 11
    • Archaeology and Rock Art Studies 10
  • Archeology top 0.05%
    • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies 11
    • Archaeology and Rock Art Studies 10
    • Primate Behavior and Ecology 12
    • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 6

C. K. Brain

53 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Hunters or the Hunted?: An Introduction to African Ca...8121983202619972011250500750

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C. K. Brain
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  • Paleontology 2.2k
  • Anthropology 2.8k
  • Archeology 268
  • Archeology 1.3k
  • Social Psychology 848
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20250
2 202131
3 201617
4 201512
5 201231
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What taphonomically oriented research at Swartkrans caves reveals about early hominid behavior
20101
7 200926
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New data and ideas on the foraging behaviour of Early Stone Age hominids at Swartkrans Cave, South Africa
200446
9 200454
10 200491
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A perspective on the PAST : reviews of current issues and research findings : human origins research in South Africa
20031
12 200314
13 200182
14 200112
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Swartkrans. A cave's chronicle of early man
1993120
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The Hunters or the Hunted
1981253
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Hominid evolution and climactic change
19817
18 19747
19 19696
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Bone weathering and the problem of bone pseudo-tools
196754

About C. K. Brain

C. K. Brain is a scholar working on Archeology, Paleontology and Anthropology, having authored 57 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (36 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (17 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (12 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 papers), Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (10 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (2.2k citations), Anthropology (2.8k citations) and Archeology (268 citations). C. K. Brain has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Travis Rayne Pickering, Lee R. Berger, Nikolaas J. van der Merwe, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Manuel Domínguez‐Rodrigo, Charles P. Egeland, Ronald J. Clarke, Jason L. Heaton, Darryl J. de Ruiter and Randall L. Susman. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Human Evolution, The South African Archaeological Bulletin, Nature, South African Journal of Science and Copeia.

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