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Defensive Works

Defensive Works is a category of fortified architectural constructions designed to protect urban settlements, distinguished by their strategic military function and integration into the urban perimeter or infrastructure.

21

Publications

605

Citations

53

Authors

24

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1

Variants

Fortifications

Parents

Children

Publications

21

Classic Maya Defensive Systems and Warfare in the Petexbatun Region: Archaeological Evidence and Interpretations

Arthur A. Demarest, Matt O’Mansky, Claudia Wolley et al. · Ancient Mesoamerica · 1997 · 148 citations

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Tecolote, Guatemala: Archaeological Evidence for a Fortified Late Classic Maya Political Border

A. Scherer, Charles J. Golden · Journal of Field Archaeology · 2009 · 92 citations

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British Urban Defences in Earthwork

S. S. Frere · Britannia · 1984 · 47 citations

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Functional Considerations of Warfare in the Southeast during The Mississippi Period

Lewis H. Larson · American Antiquity · 1972 · 44 citations

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Stratagems, Combat, and "Chemical Warfare" in the Siege Mines of Dura-Europos

Simon James · American Journal of Archaeology · 2011 · 36 citations

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Authors

53

  1. JW
    Joel W. Palka

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 172 citations

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  2. MM
    Marianne Mödlinger

    University of Genoa, Italy

    2 publications · 23 citations

    2

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  3. CW
    Claudia Wolley

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    1 publications · 148 citations

    1

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  4. TI
    Takeshi Inomata

    University of Arizona, United States

    1 publications · 148 citations

    1

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  5. GM
    George MacDonald

    University of South Florida, United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

    1

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Institutions

24

  1. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    172 citations

  2. Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux

    Belfort, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    23 citations

  3. Tulane University

    New Orleans, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    148 citations

  4. Georgia College & State University

    Milledgeville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  5. Sainsbury Laboratory

    Norwich, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    592 citations

  7. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    70 citations

  8. University of West Georgia

    Carrollton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

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Venues

  1. Britannia

    2 publications · 61 citations

    2

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  2. Archaeological Journal

    2 publications · 31 citations

    2

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  3. Technology and Culture

    1 publications · 10 citations

    1

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  4. Israel Affairs

    1 publications · 24 citations

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