Karl W. Butzer

12.4k citations
178 papers · 7.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 47
Topics
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (45 papers)Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (30 papers)Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (24 papers)

In The Last Decade

Karl W. Butzer

173 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Evolution of Human Societies: From Foraging Groups to...1979202619942010198819821979100200300400

Peers

Karl W. Butzer
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  • Paleontology 3.0k
  • Atmospheric Science 2.6k
  • Anthropology 2.5k
  • Archeology 1.5k
  • Ecology 1.2k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl W. Butzer

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All Works

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CLIMATIC CHANGE IN ARID REGIONS SINCE THE PLIOCENE.
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GARDENS OF NEW SPAIN: How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Changed America
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The rising cost of contestation
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The Americas before and after 1492 : current geographical research
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Civilizations: Organisms or Systems?
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Ancient Egypt : discovering its splendors
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Environment, culture, and human evolution.
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Coastal landforms of Cat Island, Bahamas : a study of Holocene accretionary topography and sea-level change
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Formaciones cuaternarias del litoral este de Mallorca (Canyamel - Porto Cristo)
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Nota preliminar sobre la estratigrafía y paleontología del Cuaternario marino del Sur y SE de la Isla de Mallorca
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Quaternary stratigraphy and climate in the Near East
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About Karl W. Butzer

Karl W. Butzer is a scholar working on Archeology, Paleontology and Archeology, having authored 178 papers that have together received 7.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (45 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (30 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (514 citations), Paleontology (3.0k citations) and Anthropology (2.5k citations). Karl W. Butzer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Allen Johnson, Timothy Earle, John Parkington, David M. Helgren, Thomas R. Van Devender, Julio L. Betancourt, Paul S. Martin, Katherine Palmer Imbrie, John Imbrie and Georgina H. Endfield. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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