David W. Phillipson

3.2k citations
71 papers · 1.7k indexed · h-index 26
Topics
African history and culture analysis (26 papers)Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (21 papers)Archaeology and Historical Studies (14 papers)
Journals
NatureSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaScientific American

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David W. Phillipson

65 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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David W. Phillipson
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  • Anthropology 994
  • Archeology 702
  • Paleontology 438
  • Archeology 376
  • Political Science and International Relations 320
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David W. Phillipson

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All Works

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Ancient churches of Ethiopia : fourth-fourteenth centuries
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From Yeha to Lalibela: an essay in cultural continuity
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Lepage Claude & Mercier Jacques, Les Églises Historiques du Tigray / The Ancient Churches of Tigrai, 2005
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5 0
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Aksum: an archaeological introduction and guide
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7 30
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Excavations at Aksum, 1993-96: a preliminary report
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Ancient Ethiopia: Aksum, its antecedents and successors
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Aksum in Africa
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11 1
12 89
13 46
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East Africa's prehistoric past
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Fishermen and the Beginnings of East African Farming: New Light From Northern Kenya
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16 49
17 26
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Iron age cultures in Zambia
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About David W. Phillipson

David W. Phillipson is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Space and Planetary Science, having authored 71 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture analysis (26 papers), Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (21 papers) and Archaeology and Historical Studies (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (702 citations), Anthropology (994 citations) and Paleontology (438 citations). David W. Phillipson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and South Sudan. Frequent co-authors include Joseph C. Miller, Karl W. Butzer, Brian M. Fagan, Creighton Gabel, Christopher Ehret, Steve Daniels, Barry Cunliffe, Eric Higgs, Ruth D. Whitehouse and Rodolfo Fattovich. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific American.

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