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Last published 2024
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Marvin Kay

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Researcher

Also affiliated: U.S. National Science Foundation (2024); Southern Methodist University (2001); University of Colorado Boulder (1974); Research Experiences for Undergraduates (2024); Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2009); University of Missouri (1968); Grand Valley State University (2001); University of Tulsa (1996)

Faculty Researcher

13 h-index 59 pubs 867 cited

  • Humans
  • Hominidae
  • Animals
  • Archaeology
  • Diet
  • Fishes
  • Behavior
  • Climate
  • Ethiopia
  • Seasons
  • Human Migration
  • Shellfish
  • Seafood
  • Ecosystem
  • Rivers

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Marvin Kay's research focuses on human evolution and ancient behaviors, particularly in the Horn of Africa and North America. His work investigates adaptive foraging strategies employed by early hominids, examining how environmental shifts, such as the Toba supereruption, influenced survival and behavior. Kay also studies mortuary rituals and material culture in North American archaeological contexts, with a specific emphasis on Caddoan societies and the introduction of early agriculture in the Ozark Highlands. His scholarship is supported by a robust publication record and a consistent citation history, reflected in his h-index of 13 and over 860 total citations across 59 publications. He collaborates with researchers like Carla Klehm at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 13
  • Publications: 59
  • Citations: 867

Selected Publications

  • Adaptive foraging behaviours in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption (2024)
    Nature 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Phillips Spring: Agriculture and Domestication (2020)
  • Phillips Spring: Agriculture and Domestication (2018)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Phillips Spring: Agriculture and Domestication (2018)
  • New Evidence for a Possible Paleolithic Occupation of the Eastern North American Continental Shelf at the Last Glacial Maximum (2014)
    27 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Another unique river: A consideration of some of the characteristics of the trunk tributaries of the Nile River in northwestern Ethiopia in relationship to their aquatic food resources (2014)
    Journal of Human Evolution 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Functional analysis of prismatic blades and bladelets from Pinson Mounds, Tennessee (2014)
    Journal of Archaeological Science 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • W. Raymond Wood, A Celebration (2009)
    Plains Anthropologist DOI OpenAlex
  • Book Reviews (2003)
    Plains Anthropologist DOI OpenAlex
  • 61 st Annual Plains Anthropological Conference (2003)
    Plains Anthropologist DOI OpenAlex
  • 61 St Annual Plains Anthropological Conference (2003)
    Plains Anthropologist 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • 61<sup>st</sup> Annual Plains Anthropological Conference (2003)
    Plains Anthropologist DOI OpenAlex
  • High-Resolution Casts for Lithic Use-Wear Analysis (2003)
    Lithic Technology 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Reports (2002)
    Plains Anthropologist 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Palaeoindian–Archaic transition in North America: new evidence from Texas (2002)
    Antiquity 51 citations DOI OpenAlex

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