Stephen Houston

4.4k citations
89 papers · 2.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 24
Topics
Latin American history and culture (39 papers)Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (25 papers)Archaeological Research and Protection (9 papers)

In The Last Decade

Stephen Houston

83 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Stephen Houston
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  • Paleontology 1.2k
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts 911
  • Anthropology 539
  • Archeology 370
  • Space and Planetary Science 292
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Houston

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Houston. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Houston 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 Stephen Houston. Stephen Houston is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bridging the Gap: Spectral and Structural Analysis of Archaeological Settlement in El Zotz, Guatemala
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Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemalabreakdown →
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Non-Gaussian Error Distribution of 7Li Abundance Measurements
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La sexualidad entre los antiguos mayas
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Universals and the Logic of the Material Implication: A Case Study from Maya Hieroglyphic Writing
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The first writing : script invention as history and process
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The decipherment of ancient Maya writing
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Classic Maya Religion: Beliefs and Practices of an Ancient American People
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Monumental architecture at Piedras Negras, Guatemala: time, history, and meaning
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Function and meaning in classic Maya architecture : a symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, 7th and 8th October 1994
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The inscriptions and monumental art of Dos Pilas, Guatemala : a study of classic Maya history and politics
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Contributions to Maya hieroglyphic decipherment
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About Stephen Houston

Stephen Houston is a scholar working on Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Space and Planetary Science and Archeology, having authored 89 papers that have together received 2.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Latin American history and culture (39 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (25 papers) and Archaeological Research and Protection (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Space and Planetary Science (292 citations), Archeology (203 citations) and Visual Arts and Performing Arts (911 citations). Stephen Houston has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Guatemala. Frequent co-authors include David Stuart, Karl Taube, D. Stuart, John Robertson, Thomas G. Garrison, Nikolai Grube, Jacob Parnell, Mark W. Jackson, E. Christian Wells and Perry J. Hardin. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Scientific American and Journal of Archaeological Science.

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