Christopher P. Thornton

1.1k total citations
28 papers, 654 citations indexed

About

Christopher P. Thornton is a scholar working on Paleontology, Archeology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher P. Thornton has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 654 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Paleontology, 13 papers in Archeology and 12 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Christopher P. Thornton's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers), Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (13 papers) and Eurasian Exchange Networks (6 papers). Christopher P. Thornton is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers), Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (13 papers) and Eurasian Exchange Networks (6 papers). Christopher P. Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Christopher P. Thornton's co-authors include Benjamin W. Roberts, Vincent C. Pigott, Thilo Rehren, C. C. Lamberg‐Karlovsky, Martin Liezers, S. M. M. Young, Theodore G. Schurr, Éric Fouache, Margareta Tengberg and Andrew Murray and has published in prestigious journals such as Quaternary Science Reviews, Journal of Archaeological Science and International Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Christopher P. Thornton

25 papers receiving 598 citations

Peers

Christopher P. Thornton

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Miljana Radivojević United Kingdom

Vincent C. Pigott United States

Jianjun Mei China

Duncan Miller South Africa

Salvador Rovira Lloréns Spain

Naama Yahalom‐Mack Israel

R. F. Tylecote United Kingdom

Adi Eliyahu‐Behar Israel

Roland Schwab Germany

Yuval Goren Israel

Miljana Radivojević United Kingdom

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373 ×0.9

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310 ×0.9

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239 ×0.8

ARCHE

92 ×0.7

ANTHR

27 ×0.7

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thornton, Christopher P., et al.. (2024). A reflection on neolithization in the plains of Behshahr and Neka in Eastern Mazandaran, Iran. Archaeological Research in Asia. 39. 100522–100522.

Thornton, Christopher P.. (2023). Waiting for dignity: legitimacy and authority in Afghanistan. International Affairs. 99(5). 2183–2184.

Thornton, Christopher P.. (2023). All necessary measures? The United Nations and international intervention in Libya. International Affairs. 99(2). 874–875. 2 indexed citations

Thornton, Christopher P.. (2020). Libya’s fragmentation: Structure and process in violent conflict. Mediterranean Politics. 27(1). 131–133. 4 indexed citations

Thornton, Christopher P., et al.. (2019). Tureng Tepe, a Bronze Age Centre in Northeastern Iran Revisited. Iran. 59(1). 4–35.

Desruelles, Stéphane, et al.. (2016). Evidence for early irrigation at Bat (Wadi Sharsah, northwestern Oman) before the advent of farming villages. Quaternary Science Reviews. 150. 42–54. 19 indexed citations

Roberts, Benjamin W. & Christopher P. Thornton. (2014). Archaeometallurgy in global perspective : methods and syntheses. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 89 indexed citations

Thornton, Christopher P.. (2014). The rocky path from elections to a new constitution in Tunisia: Mechanisms for consensus-building and inclusive decision-making. 2 indexed citations

Thornton, Christopher P.. (2013). The Bronze Age in Northeastern Iran. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Thornton, Christopher P.. (2012). Vatandoust A., Parzinger A. and Helwing B. (eds.) 2011. Early Mining and Metallurgy on the Western Central Iranian Plateau. The First Five Years of Work. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern (Archäologie in Iran und Turan 9).. Persée (Ministère de lEnseignement supérieur et de la Recherche). 5 indexed citations

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Thornton, Christopher P.. (2012). Archaeometallurgy in the 21st Century. Reviews in Anthropology. 41(3). 173–187. 2 indexed citations

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Thornton, Christopher P., et al.. (2010). A Chalcolithic Error: Rebuttal to Amzallag 2009. American Journal of Archaeology. 114(2). 305–315. 1 indexed citations

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Thornton, Christopher P. & Thilo Rehren. (2009). A truly refractory crucible from fourth millennium Tepe Hissar, Northeast Iran. Journal of Archaeological Science. 36(12). 2700–2712. 25 indexed citations

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Thornton, Christopher P.. (2009). The Emergence of Complex Metallurgy on the Iranian Plateau: Escaping the Levantine Paradigm. Journal of World Prehistory. 22(3). 301–327. 56 indexed citations

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Thornton, Christopher P.. (2009). The Chalcolithic and early Bronze Age metallurgy of Tepe Hissar, northeast Iran: A challenge to the 'Levantine Paradigm'. Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania). 13 indexed citations

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Thornton, Christopher P. & Benjamin W. Roberts. (2009). Introduction: The Beginnings of Metallurgy in Global Perspective. Journal of World Prehistory. 22(3). 181–184. 15 indexed citations

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Coningham, Robin, et al.. (2006). Anuradhapura: The British-Sri Lankan Excavations at Anuradhapura Salgaha Watta. Iran. 7 indexed citations

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Thornton, Christopher P., et al.. (2004). The fortified cities of the ganges plain in the First Millennium B.C. 54. 223–250. 1 indexed citations

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Thornton, Christopher P. & Theodore G. Schurr. (2004). Genes, language, and culture: an example from the tarim basin. Oxford Journal of Archaeology. 23(1). 83–106. 19 indexed citations

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Thornton, Christopher P., et al.. (1993). Bibliographic Services of the Future. Technical Services Quarterly. 10(3). 27–43. 1 indexed citations

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