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Payson Sheets

Details about Payson Sheets and linked projects and collaborations.

Research Keywords

• Anthropology

Research Summary

My research focuses on sudden massive stresses on ancient societies from Mexico to Panama, and how they react to them.  The societies range from small egalitarian groups to states and empires.   The stresses are provided by explosive volcanic eruptions.

Resumé/CV

Payson Sheets's resumé/CV is available here.

Primary Affiliation

University of Colorado, Boulder
Full Professor
Anthropology, CU, UCB 233
Boulder
CO
80309
United States of America

Phone: 303 492 7302
sheetsp@colorado.edu

GHEA Projects

Payson Sheets is currently leading 3 GHEA projects:

• Comparative Island Ecodynamics Project (CIE)
• GHEA Research Coordination Network Proposal Project
• Living with the Dangers of Sudden Environmental Change: Understanding Hazards, Mitigating Impacts, Avoiding Disasters

Payson Sheets is currently collaborating on 3 GHEA projects

• Comparative Island Ecodynamics Project (CIE)
• GHEA Research Coordination Network Proposal Project
• The ash-fall from the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland: The formation of an environmental record, natural and cultural impacts

GHEA Products

Payson Sheets is currently not leading any GHEA products.