Nicholas J. Saunders

1.5k total citations
49 papers, 720 citations indexed

About

Nicholas J. Saunders is a scholar working on Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas J. Saunders has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 720 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Paleontology, 15 papers in Space and Planetary Science and 11 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas J. Saunders's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (15 papers), Archaeological Research and Protection (15 papers) and Latin American history and culture (9 papers). Nicholas J. Saunders is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (15 papers), Archaeological Research and Protection (15 papers) and Latin American history and culture (9 papers). Nicholas J. Saunders collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Austria and Sri Lanka. Nicholas J. Saunders's co-authors include Olivier de Montmollin, Jean Bourgeois, Neil Faulkner, Clive Ruggles, Lu Gwei‐Djen, Paul Cornish, Matija Črešnar, Volker Heyd, Angus Carlyle and Harold Mytum and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Antiquity and World Archaeology.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas J. Saunders

42 papers receiving 604 citations

Peers

Nicholas J. Saunders
Christopher Witmore United States
David B. Small United States
Christopher Chippindale United Kingdom
Gabriel Moshenska United Kingdom
Charles C. Kolb United States
Margarita Díaz‐Andreu Spain
Chip Colwell‐Chanthaphonh United States
Sonya Atalay United States
Larry J. Zimmerman United States
Zoë Crossland United States
Christopher Witmore United States
Nicholas J. Saunders
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All Works

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Cornish, Paul & Nicholas J. Saunders. (2022). Curating The Great War.
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Saunders, Nicholas J., et al.. (2019). Zeitgeist archaeology: conflict, identity and ideology at Prague Castle, 1918–2018. Antiquity. 93(370). 1009–1025.
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Ruggles, Clive & Nicholas J. Saunders. (2012). Desert labyrinth: lines, landscape and meaning at Nazca, Peru. Antiquity. 86(334). 1126–1140. 5 indexed citations
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Faulkner, Neil, et al.. (2011). Fire and Water: Tradition and Modernity in the Archaeology of Steam Locomotion in a Desert War. Levant. 43(1). 98–113. 4 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J., et al.. (2010). A god forsaken: the sacred bear in Andean iconography and cosmology. World Archaeology. 42(2). 245–260. 3 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J. & Jean Bourgeois. (2009). Images of Conflict: Military Aerial Photography and Archaeology. 13 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J.. (2005). The peoples of the Caribbean : an encyclopedia of archaeology and traditional culture. ABC-CLIO eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J.. (2004). Matters of Conflict. 31 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J.. (2004). The Aztec empire. 1 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J.. (2004). The Cosmic Earth: Materiality and Mineralogy in the Americas. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 123–141. 18 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J.. (2004). Matters of Conflict: Material Culture, Memory and the First World War. 58 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J.. (2003). Crucifix, calvary, and cross: Materiality and spirituality in Great War landscapes. World Archaeology. 35(1). 7–21. 9 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J.. (2003). Gold and Power in Ancient Costa Rica, Panama, and Columbia. 23 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J.. (2001). A dark light: reflections on obsidian in Mesoamerica. World Archaeology. 33(2). 220–236. 4 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J.. (2001). A dark light: Reflections on obsidian in Mesoamerica. World Archaeology. 33(2). 220–236. 38 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J.. (1991). People of the Jaguar: The Living Spirit of Ancient America. 5 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J. & Olivier de Montmollin. (1988). Recent studies in Pre-Columbian archaeology. 80 indexed citations
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Saunders, Nicholas J. & Olivier de Montmollin. (1988). Recent Studies in Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Parts i and ii. University of Michigan Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Ruggles, Clive & Nicholas J. Saunders. (1984). The Interpretation of the Pecked Cross Symbols at Teotihuacan: A Methodological Note. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 15(7). S101–S110. 3 indexed citations

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