David A. Freidel

2.1k citations
36 papers · 1.2k indexed · h-index 14
Topics
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers)Latin American history and culture (15 papers)Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (6 papers)

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David A. Freidel

34 papers receiving 985 citations

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David A. Freidel
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  • Paleontology 714
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts 485
  • Anthropology 296
  • Geography, Planning and Development 228
  • Archeology 136
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All Works

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“Hoja” Chan Ahk: El descubrimiento de la tumba de un rey del Clásico Temprano en el Palacio Real de El Perú-Waka’, Guatemala
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Waka', el reino del ciempiés: la reina K'abel y su historia recién descubierta
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Sacred Bundles. Ritual Acts of Wrapping and Binding in Mesoamerica
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Ideological lock-in and the dynamics of formative religions in mesoamerica
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Ancient Maya political economies
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An interim report
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Archaeology at Cerros, Belize, Central America
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Terminal Classic lowland Maya: successes, failures, and aftermaths
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The monumental architecture
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About David A. Freidel

David A. Freidel is a scholar working on Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Paleontology and Archeology, having authored 36 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers), Latin American history and culture (15 papers) and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Visual Arts and Performing Arts (485 citations), Paleontology (714 citations) and Archeology (94 citations). David A. Freidel has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Guatemala and France. Frequent co-authors include Linda Schele, Marilyn A. Masson, Jeremy A. Sabloff, Travis W. Stanton, Richard A. Diehl, Arlen F. Chase, Eleanor Harrison‐Buck, A. J. B. Humphreys, Robert A. Robertson and Traci Ardren. Their work appears in journals such as Science, American Anthropologist and Current Anthropology.

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