George J. Armelagos is a scholar working on Archeology, Genetics and Paleontology.
According to data from OpenAlex, George J. Armelagos has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Archeology, 39 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in George J. Armelagos's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (55 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (21 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers). George J. Armelagos is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (55 papers), Paleopathology and ancient diseases (21 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (17 papers). George J. Armelagos collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. George J. Armelagos's co-authors include Alan H. Goodman, Mark Nathan Cohen, Robin Dennell, Kristin N. Harper, Dennis P. Van Gerven, Jerome C. Rose, Alan C. Swedlund, John W. Lallo, Peter Farb and Debra L. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.
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George J. Armelagos
143 papers
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6.1k citations
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Paleopathology at the Origins of Agriculture.
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Zuckerman, Molly K., Kristin N. Harper, & George J. Armelagos. (2015). Adapt or die: three case studies in which the failure to adopt advances from other fields has compromised paleopathology.4 indexed citations
Armelagos, George J.. (2000). Take Two Beers and Call Me in 1,600 Years: Ancient Nubians and Egyptians had a way with antibiotics.. Natural history. 109(4). 50–53.4 indexed citations
Nelson, Ben A., Debra L. Martin, Alan C. Swedlund, Paul R. Fish, & George J. Armelagos. (1994). Studies In Disruption: Demography And Health In The Prehistoric American Southwest. 16. 59–112.13 indexed citations
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Nelson, Sarah, Alice Β. Kehoe, & George J. Armelagos. (1990). Powers of Observation: Alternative Views in Archeology. Medical Entomology and Zoology.7 indexed citations
Armelagos, George J.. (1980). Determining Nutritional and Infectious Disease Stress in Prehistoric Skeletal Populations (Abstract of Paper). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 52. 201–201.1 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J., et al.. (1980). Chronology of Enamal Hypoplastic Growth Disruptions in Prehistoric, Historic, and Modern Populations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 52. 232–232.1 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J., et al.. (1979). Degenerative Joint Disease of the Long Bones in Dickson Mounds.3 indexed citations
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Lallo, John W., George J. Armelagos, & Jerome C. Rose. (1978). Paleoepidemiology of Infectious Disease in the Dickson Mounds Population. VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University). 14(1). 17–23.28 indexed citations
Lallo, John W., George J. Armelagos, & Robert P. Mensforth. (1977). The role of diet, disease, and physiology in the origin of porotic hyperostosis.. Human Biology. 49(3). 471–83.109 indexed citations
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Armelagos, George J., et al.. (1963). Excavation of the Hazetine Heights Site. 29(1). 1–33.3 indexed citations
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