H. J. Deacon

3.5k citations

47 papers · 2.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 26

Archeology top 0.02%
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies 17
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies 6
Paleontology top 0.5%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies 11
Anthropology top 0.1%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology 27
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories 3
Archeology top 0.2%
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies 17
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies 6
Atmospheric Science top 5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 9
Geography, Planning and Development
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies 3
History
- Historical and Archaeological Studies 3

Co-authors: Janette Deacon G. Philip Rightmire Richard G. Klein Rainer Grün Peter Mitchell Anthony R. Martin R. F. Galbraith Zenobia Jacobs
Cited by: Archeology Paleontology Anthropology
Journals: Science (1 paper)Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (1 paper)Earth-Science Reviews (1 paper)
Partner nations: South Africa United States Australia

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H. J. Deacon

46 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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1	Late pleistocene cave deposits in the southern cape: current research at klasies river H. J. Deacon,V. B. Geleijnse,Anne Thackeray,Francis Thackeray,Madelon Tusenius,J. C. Vogel	2026	0
2	Human foot bones from Klasies River main site, South Africa Journal of Human Evolution ·G. Philip Rightmire,H. J. Deacon,Jeffrey H. Schwartz,Ian Tattersall	2005	36
3	Talking to the rocks H. J. Deacon	2004	1
4	Researching Africa's Past: New Contributions from British Archaeologists The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon,Peter Mitchell,Anne Haour,John M. Hobart	2004	47
5	New human teeth from Middle Stone Age deposits at Klasies River, South Africa Journal of Human Evolution ·G. Philip Rightmire,H. J. Deacon	2001	35
6	Olduvai Gorge, Volume 5: Excavations in Beds III, IV and the Masek Beds, 1968-1971 The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon,Mary D. Leakey,Derek Roe	1996	5
7	Two Late Pleistocene-Holocene Archaeological Depositories from the Southern Cape, South Africa The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon	1995	190
8	Planting an Idea: An Archaeology of Stone Age Gatherers in South Africa The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon	1993	65
9	Southern Africa and modern human origins Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·H. J. Deacon	1992	96
10	The Kalahari Environment The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon,David S.G. Thomas,Pamela Shaw	1992	1
11	Electron-Spin-Resonance Dating of Tooth Enamel From Klasies River Mouth Cave Current Anthropology ·Rainer Grün,Nicholas J Shackleton,H. J. Deacon	1990	55
12	Another look at the Pleistocene climates of South Africa South African Journal of Science ·H. J. Deacon	1983	34
13	The Archaeology of Central Africa The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon,Francis Van Noten	1983	60
14	An Introduction to Environmental Archaeology The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon,John G. Evans	1981	25
15	The Hafting, Function and Distribution of Small Convex Scrapers with an Example from Boomplaas Cave The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon,Janette Deacon	1980	36
16	Ice Ages: Solving the Mystery The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon,John Imbrie,Katherine Palmer Imbrie	1980	4
17	The Evidence for Herding at Boomplaas Cave in the Southern Cape, South Africa The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon,Janette Deacon,Mary Leslie Brooker,M. L. Wilson	1978	76
18	STUDIES IN PALAEONTOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE SALDANHA REGION Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa ·Q. B. Hendey,H. J. Deacon	1977	5
19	Environment and archeology Earth-Science Reviews ·H. J. Deacon	1973	5
20	Two Radiocarbon Dates from Scott's Cave, Gamtoos Valley The South African Archaeological Bulletin ·H. J. Deacon	1967	10

About H. J. Deacon

H. J. Deacon is a scholar working on Archeology, Anthropology and Paleontology, having authored 47 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (27 papers), Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (17 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (6 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (3 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (3 papers) and Historical and Archaeological Studies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (922 citations), Paleontology (1.5k citations) and Anthropology (1.9k citations). H. J. Deacon has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Janette Deacon, G. Philip Rightmire, Richard G. Klein, Rainer Grün, Peter Mitchell, Anthony R. Martin, R. F. Galbraith, Zenobia Jacobs, Richard G. Roberts and Ralf Vogelsang. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Earth-Science Reviews.

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