Monica Louise Smith is an American archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian of ancient cities and their household activities. She is Professor and Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1]
Smith graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in classical civilization from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1985. She earned a master's degree in archaeology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1988 and completed her Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Michigan in 1997.[2]
"An archaeologist examines the deep history of the world's cities", Kirkus Reviews
Rademacher, Anne (April 16, 2019), "An archaeologist identifies urban areas as key aggregators of human social experience", Science
Kiser, Barbara (May 1, 2019), "Profits for the people, six millennia of cities, and the roots of sickness and health: Books in brief", Nature, 569 (7754): 37, Bibcode:2019Natur.569...37K, doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01317-0
"The promise and problems of cities: An archaeologist explores the enduring appeal of urban life", The Economist, May 20, 2019
Ettorre, John (May 27, 2019), "What we can learn from ancient cities", U.S. News & World Report
Klink, Ross; Schenkel, Nick (May 31, 2019), Book Review: Cities, WBAA
Fernández-Armesto, Felipe (July 16, 2019), "The metropolis and the masses", Wall Street Journal
Donoghue, Steve (August 5, 2019), "Two books that will make you see cities in a whole new light", Christian Science Monitor
Scott, Michael (September 2019), "Cradle of the kebab", Literary Review, 479
^Reviews of The Social Construction of Ancient Cities:
Trigger, Bruce G. (October 2003), "Return to the heart of cities", Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 13 (2): 281–283, doi:10.1017/s0959774303210167
Storey, Rebecca (February 2004), The American Historical Review, 109 (1): 141–142, doi:10.1086/ahr/109.1.141, JSTOR 10.1086/530159{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
Kohl, Philip L. (December 2004), American Anthropologist, 106 (4): 779–780, doi:10.1525/aa.2004.106.4.779, JSTOR 3567233{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
^Reviews of Abundance: The Archaeology of Plenitude:
Fagan, Brian (February 2018), The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 48 (4): 539–540, doi:10.1162/jinh_r_01199, S2CID 148863088{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
Gill, Kristina M. (June 2018), American Antiquity, 83 (3): 568–569, doi:10.1017/aaq.2018.26, S2CID 165553902{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
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Monica Louise Smith is an American archaeologist anthropologist and historian of ancient cities and their household activities She is Professor and Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California Los Angeles 1 Monica L SmithNationalityAmericanOccupation s Professor and Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California Los AngelesAcademic backgroundAlma materUniversity of MichiganAcademic workDisciplineArchaeologistMain interestsAncient cities and their household activities Contents 1 Education and career 2 Books 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEducation and career EditSmith graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor s degree in classical civilization from the University of California Santa Barbara in 1985 She earned a master s degree in archaeology from the University of California Los Angeles in 1988 and completed her Ph D in anthropology at the University of Michigan in 1997 2 After postdoctoral work at the University of Arizona Southern Methodist University and the Smithsonian Institution she became an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh in 2000 She returned to the University of California Los Angeles as a faculty member in 2002 2 In 2016 Smith along with geographer Thomas Gillespie researched potential sites for Edicts of Ashoka The edicts are evidence of early political regimes urbanism and the spread of Buddhism within the Indian subcontinent The team used a computer model to extrapolate 121 possible sites mostly in the Deccan Plateau Afghanistan Pakistan border North West India based on similarities such as geological and population data to existing sites The paper was published in the Current Science scientific journal 3 4 Books EditSmith is the author of books including The Archaeology of an Early Historic Town in Central India British Archaeological Reports 2001 5 The Historic Period at Bandelier National Monument National Park Service 2002 6 A Prehistory of Ordinary People University of Arizona Press 2010 7 Cities The First 6 000 Years Penguin Random House 2019 8 Her edited volumes include The Social Construction of Ancient Cities Smithsonian Institution Press 2003 9 Abundance The Archaeology of Plenitude University Press of Colorado 2017 10 See also EditSocietal collapseReferences Edit Monica L Smith UCLA Anthropology retrieved 2019 12 16 a b Curriculum vitae PDF November 2018 retrieved 2019 12 16 Ray Kalyan 2016 05 13 Ashokan edicts scientists discover 121 possible new sites Deccan Herald Retrieved 2020 03 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link 15 threatened natural treasures and the UCLA scientists working to save them UCLA Retrieved 2020 03 16 Review of The Archaeology of an Early Historic Town in Central India Ray Himanshu Prabha Fall 2003 Review Asian Perspectives 42 2 405 407 doi 10 1353 asi 2003 0048 hdl 10125 17197 S2CID 162286341 Review of The Historic Period at Bandelier National Monument Ramenofsky Ann F Spring 2004 Journal of Anthropological Research 60 1 124 126 doi 10 1086 jar 60 1 3631017 JSTOR 3631017 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint untitled periodical link Reviews of A Prehistory of Ordinary People Palumbo Scott 2011 Canadian Journal of Archaeology 35 1 187 188 JSTOR 23006548 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint untitled periodical link Chapman Bob September 2011 Cambridge Archaeological Journal 21 3 474 476 doi 10 1017 s0959774311000485 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint untitled periodical link Mishkin Miramanni M December 15 2011 Economic Botany 65 4 428 429 JSTOR 41408266 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint untitled periodical link Palincas Nona 2013 European Journal of Archaeology 16 1 175 180 doi 10 1179 146195712x13524807491370 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint untitled periodical link Reviews of Cities The First 6 000 Years Nonfiction Book Review Publishers Weekly An archaeologist examines the deep history of the world s cities Kirkus Reviews Rademacher Anne April 16 2019 An archaeologist identifies urban areas as key aggregators of human social experience Science Kiser Barbara May 1 2019 Profits for the people six millennia of cities and the roots of sickness and health Books in brief Nature 569 7754 37 Bibcode 2019Natur 569 37K doi 10 1038 d41586 019 01317 0 The promise and problems of cities An archaeologist explores the enduring appeal of urban life The Economist May 20 2019 Ettorre John May 27 2019 What we can learn from ancient cities U S News amp World Report Klink Ross Schenkel Nick May 31 2019 Book Review Cities WBAA Fernandez Armesto Felipe July 16 2019 The metropolis and the masses Wall Street Journal Donoghue Steve August 5 2019 Two books that will make you see cities in a whole new light Christian Science Monitor Scott Michael September 2019 Cradle of the kebab Literary Review 479 Reviews of The Social Construction of Ancient Cities Trigger Bruce G October 2003 Return to the heart of cities Cambridge Archaeological Journal 13 2 281 283 doi 10 1017 s0959774303210167 Storey Rebecca February 2004 The American Historical Review 109 1 141 142 doi 10 1086 ahr 109 1 141 JSTOR 10 1086 530159 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint untitled periodical link Kohl Philip L December 2004 American Anthropologist 106 4 779 780 doi 10 1525 aa 2004 106 4 779 JSTOR 3567233 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint untitled periodical link Reviews of Abundance The Archaeology of Plenitude Fagan Brian February 2018 The Journal of Interdisciplinary History 48 4 539 540 doi 10 1162 jinh r 01199 S2CID 148863088 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint untitled periodical link Gill Kristina M June 2018 American Antiquity 83 3 568 569 doi 10 1017 aaq 2018 26 S2CID 165553902 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint untitled periodical link External links EditHome page Monica L Smith publications indexed by Google Scholar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monica L Smith amp oldid 1108568951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
