Gavin Whitelaw

781 total citations
24 papers, 412 citations indexed

About

Gavin Whitelaw is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin Whitelaw has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 412 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Archeology, 17 papers in Anthropology and 10 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Gavin Whitelaw's work include Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (21 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 papers). Gavin Whitelaw is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (21 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 papers). Gavin Whitelaw collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Sweden. Gavin Whitelaw's co-authors include Peter Mitchell, Tim Maggs, Michael Moon, Judith Sealy, Petrus le Roux, Ashley N. Coutu, Duncan Miller, L. Jacobson, Chamindie Punyadeera and A. E. Pillay and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Archaeological Science and The South African Archaeological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Gavin Whitelaw

24 papers receiving 347 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gavin Whitelaw South Africa	12	274	266	169	70	52	24	412
Scott MacEachern United States	13	242 0.9×	150 0.6×	126 0.7×	106 1.5×	58 1.1×	37	478
Saburo Sugiyama Mexico	11	132 0.5×	78 0.3×	311 1.8×	109 1.6×	20 0.4×	31	474
Anne Mayor Switzerland	13	102 0.4×	86 0.3×	96 0.6×	117 1.7×	36 0.7×	44	382
Bernard Clist Belgium	14	267 1.0×	191 0.7×	131 0.8×	110 1.6×	16 0.3×	48	497
Augustin F. C. Holl United States	13	218 0.8×	140 0.5×	175 1.0×	119 1.7×	37 0.7×	47	447
Charles Arthur United Kingdom	10	174 0.6×	149 0.6×	109 0.6×	58 0.8×	17 0.3×	35	341
Cynthia Robin United States	13	239 0.9×	94 0.4×	377 2.2×	81 1.2×	39 0.8×	32	512
Bérénice Bellina France	13	135 0.5×	76 0.3×	282 1.7×	246 3.5×	63 1.2×	30	538
Liam M. Brady Australia	12	229 0.8×	145 0.5×	162 1.0×	68 1.0×	13 0.3×	56	439
Douglas K. Charles United States	12	255 0.9×	87 0.3×	310 1.8×	221 3.2×	8 0.2×	21	546

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Schoeman, Maria H., et al.. (2023). Multi-purpose pots: Reconstructing early farmer behaviour at Lydenburg Heads site, South Africa, using organic residue analysis. Journal of Archaeological Science. 161. 105894–105894. 1 indexed citations

Sengupta, Dhriti, Ananyo Choudhury, Cesar Fortes‐Lima, et al.. (2021). Genetic substructure and complex demographic history of South African Bantu speakers. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2080–2080. 47 indexed citations

Huffman, Thomas N., Gavin Whitelaw, J. A. Tarduno, M. K. Watkeys, & Stephan Woodborne. (2020). The Rhino Early Iron Age site, Thabazimbi, South Africa. Azania Archaeological Research in Africa. 55(3). 360–388. 1 indexed citations

Steyn, Maryna, et al.. (2019). Four Iron Age women from KwaZulu-Natal: biological anthropology, genetics and archaeological context. Southern African humanities. 32(1). 23–56. 8 indexed citations

Coutu, Ashley N., Gavin Whitelaw, Petrus le Roux, & Judith Sealy. (2016). Earliest Evidence for the Ivory Trade in Southern Africa: Isotopic and ZooMS Analysis of Seventh–Tenth Century ad Ivory from KwaZulu-Natal. African Archaeological Review. 33(4). 411–435. 46 indexed citations

Coutu, Ashley N., et al.. (2016). Earliest evidence for the ivory trade in southern Africa. 1 indexed citations

Whitelaw, Gavin. (2013). Pollution Concepts and Marriage for the Southern African Iron Age. Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 23(2). 203–225. 6 indexed citations

Whitelaw, Gavin. (2012). Anthropology and History in the Southern African Iron Age. African Studies. 71(1). 127–144. 4 indexed citations

Whitelaw, Gavin. (2009). An Iron Age fishing tale. Southern African humanities. 21(1). 195–212. 6 indexed citations

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Whitelaw, Gavin, et al.. (2008). Pots that talk, izinkamba ezikhulumayo. Southern African humanities. 20(2). 513–548. 14 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Peter & Gavin Whitelaw. (2005). THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SOUTHERNMOST AFRICA FROM c. 2000 BP TO THE EARLY 1800s: A REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH. The Journal of African History. 46(2). 209–241. 38 indexed citations

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Whitelaw, Gavin. (2005). Comment on Greenfield and Van Schalkwyk's article on Ndondondwane,Azania, 2003. Azania Archaeological Research in Africa. 40(1). 122–127. 7 indexed citations

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Punyadeera, Chamindie, A. E. Pillay, L. Jacobson, & Gavin Whitelaw. (1997). Application of XRF and Correspondence Analysis to Provenance Studies of Coastal and Inland Archaeological Pottery from the Mngeni River Area, South Africa. X-Ray Spectrometry. 26(5). 249–256. 18 indexed citations

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Whitelaw, Gavin & Michael Moon. (1996). The ceramics and distribution of pioneer agriculturists in KwaZulu-Natal. Southern African humanities. 8(12). 53–79. 25 indexed citations

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Whitelaw, Gavin. (1996). Lydenburg Revisited: Another Look at the Mpumalanga Early Iron Age Sequence. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 51(164). 75–75. 11 indexed citations

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Whitelaw, Gavin. (1994). KwaGandaganda: settlement patterns in the Natal Early Iron Age. Southern African humanities. 6(10). 1–64. 64 indexed citations

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Miller, Duncan & Gavin Whitelaw. (1994). Early Iron Age Metal Working from the Site of Kwagandaganda, Natal, South Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 49(160). 79–79. 21 indexed citations

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Whitelaw, Gavin. (1993). Customs and settlement patterns in the first millennium AD: evidence from Nanda, an Early Iron Age in the Mngeni Valley, Natal. Southern African humanities. 5(10). 47–81. 22 indexed citations

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Whitelaw, Gavin, F. E. Prins, Aron Mazel, & Tim Maggs. (1992). Comment on Schrire: The Archaeological Identity of Hunters and Herders at the Cape. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 47(156). 131–131. 2 indexed citations

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Whitelaw, Gavin. (1991). Precolonial iron production around Durban and in southern Natal. Southern African humanities. 3(10). 29–39. 9 indexed citations

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