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Papers by Richard Diehl

Perspectivas Antropologicas En El Mundo Maya 1993 Pags 37 44, 1993

The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, 2000

Science, 2007

] (in Science Express Brevia) The quantum Hall effect, usually seen near 0 degrees kelvin, occurs... more ] (in Science Express Brevia) The quantum Hall effect, usually seen near 0 degrees kelvin, occurs at room temperature within single graphene sheets, in which the charge carriers behave as massive relativistic particles.

Science, 2006

A block with a hitherto unknown system of writing has been found in the Olmec heartland of Veracr... more A block with a hitherto unknown system of writing has been found in the Olmec heartland of Veracruz, Mexico. Stylistic and other dating of the block places it in the early first millennium before the common era, the oldest writing in the New World, with features that firmly assign this pivotal development to the Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica.

Science, 2005

From 1500 to 900 B.C.E., San Lorenzo in southern Mexico was the largest center in Mesoamerica. Wh... more From 1500 to 900 B.C.E., San Lorenzo in southern Mexico was the largest center in Mesoamerica. What was its cultural role? Did it dominate as a "mother culture" over societies in neighboring states, or did numerous "sister cultures" exchange ideas and objects as equals? In his Perspective, Diehl highlights the report by Blomster et al ., who provide support for the mother culture school but show that things are not quite as simple as these extreme views suggest. In the largest study to date of its kind, the authors compare hundreds of ceramic samples with clays from different areas. They conclude that communities in neighboring states imported ceramics from San Lorenzo, and that potters at some of the foreign sites used local clay to create imitations of Olmec pots.

Reviews in Anthropology, 1976

Jeremy A. Sabloff and C. C. Lamberg‐Karlovsky, eds. Ancient Civilization and Trade. Albuquerque: ... more Jeremy A. Sabloff and C. C. Lamberg‐Karlovsky, eds. Ancient Civilization and Trade. Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1975. xiv + 485 pp. Figures, tables, references, and index. $20.00.

Reviews in Anthropology, 1974

Fredrick Johnson, ed.Chronology and Irrigation. Volume Four of The Prehistory of the Tehuacan Val... more Fredrick Johnson, ed.Chronology and Irrigation. Volume Four of The Prehistory of the Tehuacan Valley. Richard S, MacNeish, series editor. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1972. xi + 290 pp. Illustrations, maps, figures, bibliography and index. $15.00.

Latin American Antiquity, 2006

We are glad that Sharer et al. (this issue) have dropped their original claim that the INAA data ... more We are glad that Sharer et al. (this issue) have dropped their original claim that the INAA data demonstrate multidirectional movement of Early Formative pottery. Beyond this, however, they offer nothing that might enhance understanding of Early Formative ceramic circulation or inspire new insights into Early Formative cultural evolution in Mesoamerica. Instead, their response contains fresh distortions, replications of mistakes made in their PNAS articles, and lengthy passages that are irrelevant to the issues raised by Neff et al. (this issue). We correct and recorrect their latest distortions and misunderstandings here. Besides showing why their discussion of ceramic sourcing repeatedly misses the mark, we also correct a number of erroneous assertions about the archaeology of Olmec San Lorenzo. New evidence deepens understanding of Early Formative Mesoamerica but requires that some researchers discard cherished beliefs.

Latin American Antiquity, 2006

A recent study of Early Formative Mesoamerican pottery by instrumental neutron activation analysi... more A recent study of Early Formative Mesoamerican pottery by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) yielded surprising results that prompted two critiques in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The INAA study indicated that the Olmec center of San Lorenzo was a major exporter of carved-incised and white pottery and that little if any pottery made elsewhere was consumed at San Lorenzo. The critiques purport to "overturn" the INAA study and demonstrate a more balanced exchange of pottery among Early Formative centers. However, the critiques rely on a series of mistaken claims and misunderstandings that are addressed here. New petrographic data on a small sample of Early Formative pottery (Stoltman et al. 2005) are potentially useful, but they do not overturn INAA of nearly 1000 pottery samples and hundreds of raw material samples.

Nuevas ciudades, nuevas patrias: fundación y …, 2006

Journal of Field Archaeology, 1982

... Site sequences cultural periods Olmec periods and trends Dates San Lorenzo La Venta - 1100 AC... more ... Site sequences cultural periods Olmec periods and trends Dates San Lorenzo La Venta - 1100 AC Postclassic - 900 AC - Villa Alta Classic - 200 AC (Hiatus) ... I (in note 5) 293-374. 57. William C. Clewlow, Jr., Richard A. Cowan, James F. O'Connell, and Carlos Benemann,

Science, 1981

Mesoamerica's first great art style, major ceremonial centers, and intricate engineering fea... more Mesoamerica's first great art style, major ceremonial centers, and intricate engineering feats can be attributed to the Olmec culture of the Gulf Coast. Howev-er, the origin of this complex culture has remained an enigma to archeologists since its discovery. One reason may be ...

The Hispanic American Historical Review, 1981

Perspectivas Antropologicas En El Mundo Maya 1993 Pags 37 44, 1993

The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, 2000

Science, 2007

] (in Science Express Brevia) The quantum Hall effect, usually seen near 0 degrees kelvin, occurs... more ] (in Science Express Brevia) The quantum Hall effect, usually seen near 0 degrees kelvin, occurs at room temperature within single graphene sheets, in which the charge carriers behave as massive relativistic particles.

Science, 2006

A block with a hitherto unknown system of writing has been found in the Olmec heartland of Veracr... more A block with a hitherto unknown system of writing has been found in the Olmec heartland of Veracruz, Mexico. Stylistic and other dating of the block places it in the early first millennium before the common era, the oldest writing in the New World, with features that firmly assign this pivotal development to the Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica.

Science, 2005

From 1500 to 900 B.C.E., San Lorenzo in southern Mexico was the largest center in Mesoamerica. Wh... more From 1500 to 900 B.C.E., San Lorenzo in southern Mexico was the largest center in Mesoamerica. What was its cultural role? Did it dominate as a "mother culture" over societies in neighboring states, or did numerous "sister cultures" exchange ideas and objects as equals? In his Perspective, Diehl highlights the report by Blomster et al ., who provide support for the mother culture school but show that things are not quite as simple as these extreme views suggest. In the largest study to date of its kind, the authors compare hundreds of ceramic samples with clays from different areas. They conclude that communities in neighboring states imported ceramics from San Lorenzo, and that potters at some of the foreign sites used local clay to create imitations of Olmec pots.

Reviews in Anthropology, 1976

Jeremy A. Sabloff and C. C. Lamberg‐Karlovsky, eds. Ancient Civilization and Trade. Albuquerque: ... more Jeremy A. Sabloff and C. C. Lamberg‐Karlovsky, eds. Ancient Civilization and Trade. Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1975. xiv + 485 pp. Figures, tables, references, and index. $20.00.

Reviews in Anthropology, 1974

Fredrick Johnson, ed.Chronology and Irrigation. Volume Four of The Prehistory of the Tehuacan Val... more Fredrick Johnson, ed.Chronology and Irrigation. Volume Four of The Prehistory of the Tehuacan Valley. Richard S, MacNeish, series editor. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1972. xi + 290 pp. Illustrations, maps, figures, bibliography and index. $15.00.

Latin American Antiquity, 2006

We are glad that Sharer et al. (this issue) have dropped their original claim that the INAA data ... more We are glad that Sharer et al. (this issue) have dropped their original claim that the INAA data demonstrate multidirectional movement of Early Formative pottery. Beyond this, however, they offer nothing that might enhance understanding of Early Formative ceramic circulation or inspire new insights into Early Formative cultural evolution in Mesoamerica. Instead, their response contains fresh distortions, replications of mistakes made in their PNAS articles, and lengthy passages that are irrelevant to the issues raised by Neff et al. (this issue). We correct and recorrect their latest distortions and misunderstandings here. Besides showing why their discussion of ceramic sourcing repeatedly misses the mark, we also correct a number of erroneous assertions about the archaeology of Olmec San Lorenzo. New evidence deepens understanding of Early Formative Mesoamerica but requires that some researchers discard cherished beliefs.

Latin American Antiquity, 2006

A recent study of Early Formative Mesoamerican pottery by instrumental neutron activation analysi... more A recent study of Early Formative Mesoamerican pottery by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) yielded surprising results that prompted two critiques in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The INAA study indicated that the Olmec center of San Lorenzo was a major exporter of carved-incised and white pottery and that little if any pottery made elsewhere was consumed at San Lorenzo. The critiques purport to "overturn" the INAA study and demonstrate a more balanced exchange of pottery among Early Formative centers. However, the critiques rely on a series of mistaken claims and misunderstandings that are addressed here. New petrographic data on a small sample of Early Formative pottery (Stoltman et al. 2005) are potentially useful, but they do not overturn INAA of nearly 1000 pottery samples and hundreds of raw material samples.

Nuevas ciudades, nuevas patrias: fundación y …, 2006

Journal of Field Archaeology, 1982

... Site sequences cultural periods Olmec periods and trends Dates San Lorenzo La Venta - 1100 AC... more ... Site sequences cultural periods Olmec periods and trends Dates San Lorenzo La Venta - 1100 AC Postclassic - 900 AC - Villa Alta Classic - 200 AC (Hiatus) ... I (in note 5) 293-374. 57. William C. Clewlow, Jr., Richard A. Cowan, James F. O'Connell, and Carlos Benemann,

Science, 1981

Mesoamerica's first great art style, major ceremonial centers, and intricate engineering fea... more Mesoamerica's first great art style, major ceremonial centers, and intricate engineering feats can be attributed to the Olmec culture of the Gulf Coast. Howev-er, the origin of this complex culture has remained an enigma to archeologists since its discovery. One reason may be ...

The Hispanic American Historical Review, 1981