Royden Yates

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Royden Yates is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Royden Yates has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Anthropology, 16 papers in Paleontology and 15 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Royden Yates's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (21 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (16 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (15 papers). Royden Yates is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (21 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (16 papers) and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (15 papers). Royden Yates collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and France. Royden Yates's co-authors include Judith Sealy, Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d’Errico, John Parkington, Ian Watts, Kathryn Cruz‐Uribe, Richard G. Klein, Richard G. Milo, Curtis W. Marean and Chantal Tribolo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Archaeological Science.

In The Last Decade

Royden Yates

27 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Emergence of Modern Human Behavior: Middle Stone Age Engravings from South Africa

2002 540 citations Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d’Errico et al. Science profile →
An early bone tool industry from the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa: implications for the origins of modern human behaviour, symbolism and language

2001 302 citations Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d’Errico et al. Journal of Human Evolution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Royden Yates South Africa	21	1.9k	1.4k	947	680	304	27	2.3k
H. J. Deacon South Africa	26	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	922 1.0×	649 1.0×	475 1.6×	47	2.4k
Ian Watts South Africa	10	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	713 0.8×	744 1.1×	297 1.0×	15	2.4k
Curtis W. Marean United States	15	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	392 0.4×	758 1.1×	420 1.4×	19	2.2k
Karen L. van Niekerk South Africa	20	2.0k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	725 0.8×	983 1.4×	309 1.0×	40	2.6k
Michael Chazan Canada	27	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	473 0.5×	685 1.0×	497 1.6×	85	2.4k
Chantal Tribolo France	24	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	813 0.9×	721 1.1×	694 2.3×	61	2.7k
Janette Deacon South Africa	22	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	386 0.6×	235 0.8×	60	1.9k
Douglas B. Bamforth United States	25	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	355 0.4×	668 1.0×	220 0.7×	55	2.1k
Sally McBrearty United States	17	2.3k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	606 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	327 1.1×	24	3.0k
C. Garth Sampson United States	22	1.2k 0.7×	985 0.7×	683 0.7×	355 0.5×	170 0.6×	53	1.5k

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Chazan, Michael, Hagai Ron, Ari Matmon, et al.. (2008). Radiometric dating of the Earlier Stone Age sequence in Excavation I at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa: preliminary results. Journal of Human Evolution. 55(1). 1–11. 87 indexed citations

Tribolo, Chantal, Norbert Mercier, M. Selo, et al.. (2006). TL DATING OF BURNT LITHICS FROM BLOMBOS CAVE (SOUTH AFRICA): FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR THE ANTIQUITY OF MODERN HUMAN BEHAVIOUR*. Archaeometry. 48(2). 341–357. 71 indexed citations

Klein, Richard G., Graham Avery, Kathryn Cruz‐Uribe, et al.. (2004). The Ysterfontein 1 Middle Stone Age site, South Africa, and early human exploitation of coastal resources. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(16). 5708–5715. 197 indexed citations

Halkett, David, Royden Yates, Thomas P. Volman, et al.. (2003). First excavation of intact Middle Stone Age layers at Ysterfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa: implications for Middle Stone Age ecology. Journal of Archaeological Science. 30(8). 955–971. 60 indexed citations

Henshilwood, Christopher S., Francesco d’Errico, Royden Yates, et al.. (2002). Emergence of Modern Human Behavior: Middle Stone Age Engravings from South Africa. Science. 295(5558). 1278–1280. 540 indexed citations breakdown →

Henshilwood, Christopher S., Francesco d’Errico, Curtis W. Marean, Richard G. Milo, & Royden Yates. (2001). An early bone tool industry from the Middle Stone Age at Blombos Cave, South Africa: implications for the origins of modern human behaviour, symbolism and language. Journal of Human Evolution. 41(6). 631–678. 302 indexed citations breakdown →

Henshilwood, Christopher S., Judith Sealy, Royden Yates, et al.. (2001). Blombos Cave, Southern Cape, South Africa: Preliminary Report on the 1992–1999 Excavations of the Middle Stone Age Levels. Journal of Archaeological Science. 28(4). 421–448. 316 indexed citations

Sealy, Judith, et al.. (2000). Hunter-Gatherer Child Burials from the Pakhuis Mountains, Western Cape: Growth, Diet and Burial Practices in the Late Holocene. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 55(171). 32–32. 20 indexed citations

Smith, Andrew B., Royden Yates, & L. Jacobson. (1996). Geduld Contra Kinahan. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 51(163). 36–36. 12 indexed citations

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Jerardino, Antonieta & Royden Yates. (1996). Preliminary Results from Excavations at Steenbokfontein Cave: Implications for Past and Future Research. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 51(163). 7–7. 57 indexed citations

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Sealy, Judith & Royden Yates. (1996). Direct Radiocarbon Dating of Early Sheep Bones: Two Further Results. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 51(164). 109–109. 24 indexed citations

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Smith, Andrew B., et al.. (1995). Excavations at Geduld and the Appearance of Early Domestic Stock in Namibia. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 50(161). 3–3. 49 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Peter, John Parkington, & Royden Yates. (1994). Recent Holocene Archaeology in Western and Southern Lesotho. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 49(159). 33–33. 39 indexed citations

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Sealy, Judith & Royden Yates. (1994). The chronology of the introduction of pastoralism to the Cape, South Africa. Antiquity. 68(258). 58–67. 104 indexed citations

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Yates, Royden, et al.. (1993). Colonial Era Paintings in the Rock Art of the South-Western Cape: Some Preliminary Observations. 7. 59–59. 8 indexed citations

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Jerardino, Antonieta, Royden Yates, Alan Morris, & Judith Sealy. (1992). A Dated Human Burial from the Namaqualand Coast: Observations on Culture, Biology and Diet. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 47(156). 75–75. 12 indexed citations

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Yates, Royden, et al.. (1991). Shamanism and Rock Paintings: Aspects of the Use of Rock Art in the South-Western Cape, South Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 46(153). 3–3. 24 indexed citations

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Smith, Andrew B., et al.. (1991). Excavations in the South-Western Cape, South Africa, and the Archaeological Identity of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers within the Last 2000 Years. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 46(154). 71–71. 115 indexed citations

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Dowson, Thomas A., et al.. (1990). Pictures from the Past. A History of the Interpretation of Rock Paintings and Engravings of Southern Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 45(152). 139–139. 14 indexed citations

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Merwe, Nikolaas J. van der, Judith Sealy, & Royden Yates. (1987). First accelerator carbon-14 date for pigment from a rock painting. South African Journal of Science. 83(1). 56–57. 51 indexed citations

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