Peter Robertshaw

3.3k total citations
69 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Peter Robertshaw is a scholar working on Anthropology, Archeology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Robertshaw has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Anthropology, 30 papers in Archeology and 15 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Peter Robertshaw's work include Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (30 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (21 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (14 papers). Peter Robertshaw is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (30 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (21 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (14 papers). Peter Robertshaw collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Peter Robertshaw's co-authors include David Collett, Creighton Gabel, David Taylor, Marilee Wood, Michael D. Glascock, Laure Dussubieux, Rachel S. Popelka-Filcoff, Erik Melchiorre, Rob Marchant and Diane P. Gifford and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Ecology and Journal of Archaeological Science.

In The Last Decade

Peter Robertshaw

65 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Robertshaw United States 27 1.1k 731 683 456 270 69 1.8k
Timothy R. Paüketat United States 28 1.5k 1.4× 582 0.8× 1.9k 2.7× 337 0.7× 77 0.3× 77 2.5k
Savino di Lernia Italy 22 807 0.7× 259 0.4× 801 1.2× 579 1.3× 120 0.4× 83 1.8k
Janette Deacon South Africa 22 1.5k 1.4× 1.0k 1.4× 1.0k 1.5× 386 0.8× 90 0.3× 60 1.9k
Kent G. Lightfoot United States 22 1.1k 1.0× 245 0.3× 1.0k 1.5× 239 0.5× 78 0.3× 69 1.7k
Paul Lane United Kingdom 21 631 0.6× 297 0.4× 265 0.4× 244 0.5× 276 1.0× 85 1.3k
Susan Keech McIntosh United States 21 563 0.5× 334 0.5× 387 0.6× 230 0.5× 71 0.3× 54 1.3k
Fred Wendorf United States 27 1.2k 1.1× 231 0.3× 1.1k 1.6× 755 1.7× 138 0.5× 98 2.3k
Thomas N. Huffman South Africa 24 1.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.9× 579 0.8× 133 0.3× 128 0.5× 84 2.0k
Miriam T. Stark United States 21 566 0.5× 304 0.4× 880 1.3× 487 1.1× 31 0.1× 64 1.5k
Roderick J. McIntosh United States 20 428 0.4× 242 0.3× 324 0.5× 188 0.4× 71 0.3× 44 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Robertshaw

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Robertshaw

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Robertshaw

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Robertshaw. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Robertshaw based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Peter Robertshaw. Peter Robertshaw is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Grillo, Katherine M., Julie Dunne, Fiona Marshall, et al.. (2020). Molecular and isotopic evidence for milk, meat, and plants in prehistoric eastern African herder food systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(18). 9793–9799. 31 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Susan Keech, Marilee Wood, Laure Dussubieux, et al.. (2020). Glass Beads from Medieval Gao (Mali): New Analytical Data on Chronology, Sources, and Trade. Journal of African Archaeology. 18(2). 139–161. 18 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Kevin C., Peter Mitchell, & Peter Robertshaw. (2016). Special Issue: emerging trends in African archaeology. Azania Archaeological Research in Africa. 51(1). 1–151. 1 indexed citations
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Wood, Marilee, Laure Dussubieux, & Peter Robertshaw. (2012). The glass of Chibuene, Mozambique: New insights into early Indian ocean trade. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 67(195). 59–74. 18 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Peter, Anne Haour, & Peter Robertshaw. (2012). Diverse connections: the 21st conference of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists, Toronto, 20–23 June 2012. Azania Archaeological Research in Africa. 47(3). 375–378. 1 indexed citations
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Robertshaw, Peter, et al.. (2005). Africa's earliest bananas?. Journal of Archaeological Science. 33(1). 102–113. 76 indexed citations
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Robertshaw, Peter, et al.. (2001). The Swahili: The Social Landscape of a Mercantile Society. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 56(173/174). 104–104. 37 indexed citations
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Robertshaw, Peter & David Taylor. (2000). CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE RISE OF POLITICAL COMPLEXITY IN WESTERN UGANDA. The Journal of African History. 41(1). 1–28. 42 indexed citations
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Robertshaw, Peter & Graham Connah. (1997). Kibiro: The Salt of Bunyoro, Past and Present.. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 3(2). 407–407. 24 indexed citations
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Merwe, Nikolaas J. van der & Peter Robertshaw. (1992). A History of African Archaeology. Journal of Field Archaeology. 19(3). 404–404. 1 indexed citations
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Gabel, Creighton & Peter Robertshaw. (1991). A History of African Archaeology. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 24(1). 217–217. 84 indexed citations
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Robertshaw, Peter. (1986). Engaruka Revisited: Excavations of 1982. Azania Archaeological Research in Africa. 21(1). 1–26. 21 indexed citations
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Robertshaw, Peter. (1984). Archaeology in Eastern Africa: Recent Developments and More Dates. The Journal of African History. 25(4). 369–393. 15 indexed citations
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Foley, Robert, John Mack, & Peter Robertshaw. (1983). Culture History in the Southern Sudan: Archaeology, Linguistics and Ethnohistory.. Man. 18(4). 807–807. 10 indexed citations
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Robertshaw, Peter & David Collett. (1983). A New Framework for the Study of Early Pastoral Communities in East Africa. The Journal of African History. 24(3). 289–301. 33 indexed citations
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Robertshaw, Peter & David Collett. (1983). The identification of pastoral peoples in the archaeological record: An example from East Africa. World Archaeology. 15(1). 67–78. 29 indexed citations
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Marshall, Fiona & Peter Robertshaw. (1982). Preliminary report on archaeological research in the Loita-Mara region, S.W. Kenya. Azania Archaeological Research in Africa. 17(1). 173–180. 18 indexed citations
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Collett, David & Peter Robertshaw. (1980). Early Iron Age and Kansyore Pottery: Finds from Gogo Falls, South Nyanza. Azania Archaeological Research in Africa. 15(1). 133–145. 36 indexed citations
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Robertshaw, Peter. (1978). The Origin of Pastoralism in the Cape. South African Historical Journal. 10(1). 117–133. 13 indexed citations
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Robertshaw, Peter. (1977). Excavations at Paternoster, South-Western Cape. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 32(125). 63–63. 26 indexed citations

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