What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Archaeology
- Law
- Anthropology
Timothy Earle spends much of his time researching Chiefdom, Political economy, Ideology, Power and State.
His Chiefdom research includes themes of Elite, Anthropology, Social complexity, Archaeology and Economy.
His Political economy research incorporates themes from Finance, Revenue, Tribute and Subsistence agriculture.
His Ideology research focuses on subjects like Ethnology, which are linked to Bronze Age, Order and Empire.
His Power study combines topics in areas such as Commodity chain and Field.
He interconnects Chalcolithic and Social studies of finance in the investigation of issues within State.
His most cited work include:
- The evolution of human societies : from foraging group to agrarian state (654 citations)
- How Chiefs Come to Power: The Political Economy in Prehistory (492 citations)
- Ideology, materialization, and power strategies. (448 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His scientific interests lie mostly in Archaeology, Prehistory, Bronze Age, Anthropology and Chiefdom.
His research integrates issues of Agency, Standard of living, Settlement and Politics in his study of Archaeology.
His Anthropology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Ethnology and Legitimation.
His Chiefdom research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Genealogy, Political economy, Ideology and Economy.
His Political economy research includes elements of Social stratification, Elite, State and Subsistence agriculture.
The various areas that Timothy Earle examines in his Ideology study include Social complexity and Power.
He most often published in these fields:
- Archaeology (33.00%)
- Prehistory (25.00%)
- Bronze Age (20.00%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2020)?
- Bronze Age (20.00%)
- Politics (16.00%)
- Archaeology (33.00%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Timothy Earle mainly focuses on Bronze Age, Politics, Archaeology, Economic geography and Chiefdom.
His Bronze Age research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Middle East and Economy.
When carried out as part of a general Politics research project, his work on Elite and Collective action is frequently linked to work in Ecology, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.
His work on Prehistory and Mortuary Practice is typically connected to Top-down and bottom-up design as part of general Archaeology study, connecting several disciplines of science.
His Prehistory research integrates issues from Megalith and Power.
His Chiefdom research incorporates themes from Iconography, Anthropology, Legitimation, Law and economics and Style.
Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- The Political Economy and Metal Trade in Bronze Age Europe: Understanding Regional Variability in Terms of Comparative Advantages and Articulations (55 citations)
- Political economy in prehistory: A marxist approach to pacific sequences (41 citations)
- Urbanization, State Formation, and Cooperation: A Reappraisal (35 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Archaeology
- Law
- Anthropology
His primary scientific interests are in Politics, Bronze Age, Economy, Argument and Political economy.
His Politics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Mortuary Practice, Archaeology and Megalith.
His studies in Bronze Age integrate themes in fields like Archaeological research, Chiefdom and Viking Age.
His research in Economy intersects with topics in Social stratification, Historical materialism and Mode of production.
Timothy Earle has researched Political economy in several fields, including Property rights and Marxist philosophy.
Among his research on Prestige, you can see a combination of other fields of science like Prehistory and Power.
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