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Marvin Kay
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Also affiliated: Southern Methodist University (2001); University of Colorado Boulder (1974); University of Missouri (1968); Grand Valley State University (2001); The University of Texas at Austin (2024); University of Tulsa (1996)
13 h-index
54 pubs
858 cited
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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.
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- h-index: 13
- Publications: 54
- Citations: 858
Selected Publications
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Adaptive foraging behaviours in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption (2024)
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Phillips Spring: Agriculture and Domestication (2020)
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Phillips Spring: Agriculture and Domestication (2018)
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Phillips Spring: Agriculture and Domestication (2018)
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New Evidence for a Possible Paleolithic Occupation of the Eastern North American Continental Shelf at the Last Glacial Maximum (2014)
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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)
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Functional analysis of prismatic blades and bladelets from Pinson Mounds, Tennessee (2014)
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W. Raymond Wood, A Celebration (2009)
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Book Reviews (2003)
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61 st Annual Plains Anthropological Conference (2003)
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61 St Annual Plains Anthropological Conference (2003)
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61<sup>st</sup> Annual Plains Anthropological Conference (2003)
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High-Resolution Casts for Lithic Use-Wear Analysis (2003)
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Reports (2002)
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The Palaeoindian–Archaic transition in North America: new evidence from Texas (2002)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Kenneth L. Kvamme
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- 61 St Annual Plains Anthropological Conference
- 61<sup>st</sup> Annual Plains Anthropological Conference
- 61 st Annual Plains Anthropological Conference
John Kappelman
Planetary Science Institute (US)
2 shared publications
- Adaptive foraging behaviours in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption
- 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
Dereje Tewabe
U.S. National Science Foundation (US)
2 shared publications
- Adaptive foraging behaviours in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption
- 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
Lawrence C. Todd
U.S. National Science Foundation (US)
2 shared publications
- Adaptive foraging behaviours in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption
- 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
Mulugeta Feseha
U.S. National Science Foundation (US)
2 shared publications
- Adaptive foraging behaviours in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption
- 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
Gary Kocurek
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
2 shared publications
- Adaptive foraging behaviours in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption
- 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
Brett Nachman
U.S. National Science Foundation (US)
2 shared publications
- Adaptive foraging behaviours in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption
- 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
Neil J. Tabor
U.S. National Science Foundation (US)
2 shared publications
- Adaptive foraging behaviours in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption
- 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
Thomas W. Stafford
2 shared publications
- The Palaeoindian–Archaic transition in North America: new evidence from Texas
- New Evidence for a Possible Paleolithic Occupation of the Eastern North American Continental Shelf at the Last Glacial Maximum
Jo Ann Kvamme
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- 61<sup>st</sup> Annual Plains Anthropological Conference
- 61 st Annual Plains Anthropological Conference
Russell W. Graham
Illinois State Museum (US)
1 shared publication
- Kimmswick: A Clovis-Mastodon Association in Eastern Missouri
C. Vance Haynes
University of Arizona (US)
1 shared publication
- Kimmswick: A Clovis-Mastodon Association in Eastern Missouri
Donald L. Johnson
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
1 shared publication
- Kimmswick: A Clovis-Mastodon Association in Eastern Missouri
Robert C. Mainfort
Michigan State University
1 shared publication
In database
- Functional analysis of prismatic blades and bladelets from Pinson Mounds, Tennessee
Francis B. King
Illinois State Museum (US)
1 shared publication
- Cucurbits from Phillips Spring: New Evidence and Interpretations
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