Michael E. Smith

Archaeologist, Arizona State Univ. Aztecs, Teotihuacan. Ancient & modern cities. Transdisciplinary, materialist, historical, occasionally musical. Kino the dog.

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

My book is now out in paperback! It is a comparative perspective on early cities, from a social-science perspective (population, economics, politics). I cover both top-down & bottom-up influences on urban life. 29 case studies, and many illustrations. https://t.co/q5kJ7fD0vY

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

@AnthropologisTL Yes, and that is part of both your charm and scholarly value.

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

I was diagnosed with cancer 10 weeks ago (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma non-Hodgkins, in my abdomen). I have had 3 rounds of chemotherapy at Mayo Clinic. Here I am at the start of treatment (I still had my hair then). A PET scan yesterday shows that the chemo is working; 1/2

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

@BeeLeeTee2 In my completely unbiased opinion, its a great book. Its less of a description of a bunch of cities, and more about how we figure out what life was life in past cities.

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

My book is now out in paperback! It is a comparative perspective on early cities, from a social-science perspective (population, economics, politics). I cover both top-down & bottom-up influences on urban life. 29 case studies, and many illustrations. https://t.co/q5kJ7fD0vY

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

@Nfcanavan I'm going to order your book. My oncologist was explaining the difference between R-CHOP & the treatment with Polatuzumab. Then she stopped and said, "You are an academic, here is a paper" (a clinical trial of the 2 treatments in JAMA). I picked the newer one, with the immuno.

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

@AnthropologisTL Theory? Ha, I think I'm mostly done with that. I have empirical things to do, and not enough time to keep telling my colleagues that their theory is outdated and inadequate. I really enjoyed the theory seminar when you took it, you had ideas and perspectives that I learned from!

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

@Nfcanavan A good friend and colleague had this same lymphoma 30 years ago. He was given 6 months to live, but he is still kicking after that, and several other cancers. Yes, the treatments are incredible.

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

Wow, Willian Frej's photo book (Unforgotten: Ancient cities from a distant past) has won another book award!
https://t.co/bAASjDHtGb
Email me if you want a pdf of my chapter, "Late Lessons from Early Cities." He is an incredible photographer, and this was a fun project for me

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

@sampson_dog Kino says Happy Birthday!

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

@PhilSledge

[Roderick B. Salisbury @RoderickB83840]

Is the "Big Idea" in archaeology being downsized?
With the closure of J. of World Prehistory and length cuts at JAR, publishers are prioritizing volume (and APC fees) over deep research. We lose the space for complex syntheses.
https://t.co/gZAGko0DBo
#Archaeology

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

@smsociologia Que lastima!

[Sociedad Mexicana de Sociología (SMS) @smsociologia]

La Sociedad Mexicana de Sociología lamenta profundamente el fallecimiento del Dr. Raúl Pacheco-Vega, profesor del CIDE y FLACSO.
Nuestras más sinceras condolencias a sus familiares, amigos y colegas cercanos.
Descanse en paz

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

Kino and the megalithic bench

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

This paper has my critique of statist models in archaeology (ancient kings controlled society with an iron fist). Also, I combine the economic approach to institutions as rules with the sociological approach tpo institutions as large social structures.
https://t.co/uXLdxhiPca

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@PhilSledge

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

Nice hike out at Granite Reef this morning. That’s Red Mountain behind Cindy and Kino.

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

@kathrwn One milk bone, unless it’s very quick service, in which case, 2 milk bones.

[Michael E. Smith @MichaelESmith]

Visited the @HeardMuseum today. Love the pottery, baskets, sculpture, and textiles.