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Richard E. Blanton

Arts and Humanities · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1969
Latin American history and cultureArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondArchaeology and Natural HistoryMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics

Publications

165

Citations

5,622

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

57

Publishing since 1969

Research summary
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Richard E. Blanton studies the archaeology and history of ancient Mesoamerica, especially Oaxaca and central Mexico, focusing on how early cities and states formed, how governments became more collective or accountable, and how markets and economic institutions developed. His recent work connects ancient case studies like Monte Albán and Tlaxcallan to broader theories about cooperation, governance, and political economy. This research would suit students interested in archaeology, ancient political systems, or the comparative study of early states and markets.

Mesoamerican archaeology (Oaxaca, Monte Albán, Tlaxcallan)Collective action and premodern governanceMarkets and economic institutions in ancient societiesSociocultural evolution theoryAztec religion and economic ethics

Publication output was steady at around 4-7 papers per year through 2021, spiked sharply in 2022 (likely tied to a book's associated chapters), then dropped off in 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 15 publications1522232024: 3 publications242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
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  • University Press of Colorado eBooks×18
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×13
  • The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology×5
  • Oxford University Press eBooks×3
  • Frontiers in Political Science×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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