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Material Distribution Patterns

Material Distribution Patterns is a construct in prehistoric trade studies that identifies the spatial and temporal dissemination of artifacts and raw materials to reveal underlying economic, social, and technological exchange mechanisms in ancient societies.

259

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13K

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787

Authors

358

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2017–2026

76

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Publications

259

Programming Environments: Environmentality and Citizen Sensing in the Smart City

Jennifer Gabrys · Environment and Planning D Society and Space · 2014 · 715 citations

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Technological Efficiency and Tool Curation

Douglas B. Bamforth · American Antiquity · 1986 · 621 citations

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Cultural Transmission Theory and the Archaeological Record: Providing Context to Understanding Variation and Temporal Changes in Material Culture

Jelmer W. Eerkens, Carl P. Lipo · Journal of Archaeological Research · 2007 · 333 citations

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Global patterns of materials use: A socioeconomic and geophysical analysis

J. Steinberger, Fridolin Krausmann, Nina Eisenmenger · Ecological Economics · 2010 · 323 citations

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The Weight of Society Over Time and Space: A Comprehensive Account of the Construction Material Stock of Japan, 1945–2010

Hiroki Tanikawa, Tomer Fishman, Keijiro Okuoka et al. · Journal of Industrial Ecology · 2015 · 285 citations

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Authors

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  1. DC
    Desai Chen

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    4 publications · 262 citations

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  2. MS
    Mélina Skouras

    Université Grenoble Alpes, France

    4 publications · 262 citations

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  3. WM
    Wojciech Matusik

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    4 publications · 262 citations

    4

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  4. NK
    Noboru Kikuchi

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 220 citations

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  5. BZ
    Bo Zhu

    Dartmouth College, United States

    3 publications · 247 citations

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Institutions

358

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    681 citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    8 h-index

    38 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    409 citations

  4. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    208 citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    714 citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    276 citations

  7. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    669 citations

  8. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    81 citations

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  1. American Antiquity

    15 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

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  2. Antiquity

    6 publications · 394 citations

    6

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  3. Ancient Mesoamerica

    5 publications · 187 citations

    5

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  4. World Archaeology

    5 publications · 295 citations

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  5. Journal of Field Archaeology

    4 publications · 145 citations

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