Curtis W. Marean

12.1k citations
124 papers · 8.0k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 48
Topics
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (104 papers)Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (48 papers)Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (36 papers)

In The Last Decade

Curtis W. Marean

121 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Origin of Modern Human Behavior19962026200620162003199620102001100200300400

Peers

Curtis W. Marean
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  • Anthropology 6.3k
  • Paleontology 4.9k
  • Archeology 3.1k
  • Ecology 1.5k
  • Atmospheric Science 1.3k
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All Works

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Paleoclimate on the South African south coast during major steps of modern human evolution reconstructed using speleothem stable isotope records
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Using Surface Roughness to Identify Heat Treatment in Lithic Technology
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Cryptotephra Discovered at Pinnacle Point Site 5-6 May Correlate with the 74 ka Eruption of Toba in Indonesia: Implications for Resolving the Dating Controversy for Middle Stone Age Sites in Southern Africa.
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Foraging for shellfish in a predictable and productive inter-tidal environment, the south coast of South Africa
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Experimental definition of bone surface signatures from natural unmodified stones and implications for early hominin subsistence
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A high resolution and continuous isotopic speleothem record of paleoclimate and paleoenvironment from 90-53 ka from the south coast of South Africa
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Skeletal Element Equifinality in Zooarchaeology Begins with Method: The Evolution and Status of the "Shaft Critique"
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Large Mammal Skeletal Element Transport: Applying Foraging Theory in a Complex Taphonomic System
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About Curtis W. Marean

Curtis W. Marean is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Paleontology, having authored 124 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (104 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (48 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (36 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (929 citations), Paleontology (4.9k citations) and Anthropology (6.3k citations). Curtis W. Marean has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Christopher S. Henshilwood, Robert J. Blumenschine, Salvatore D. Capaldo, Lillian M. Spencer, Erich C. Fisher, Antonieta Jerardino, Richard M. Cowling, Zeresenay Alemseged, Miryam Bar‐Matthews and Zelalem Assefa. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

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