Elliot M. Abrams
Ohio University
19 Papers
244 Citations
Elliot M. Abrams is an academic researcher from Ohio University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Woodland & Architecture. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 18 publications. Previous affiliations of Elliot M. Abrams include University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Papers
The Causes and Consequences of Deforestation Among the Prehistoric Maya
Elliot M. Abrams,David J. Rue +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the collapse of the Classic Maya state from an ecological perspective using settlement and palynological data from the Maya center of Copan, Honduras, which indicate that substantial clearing of the upland pine forest had occurred prior to and during the abandonment of that urban center.
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How the Maya Built Their World: Energetics and Ancient Architecture
Elliot M. Abrams
- 01 Sep 1994
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the Energetics of construction in Copan and the organization of labor in the construction process, and the hierarchical hierarchy of social power.
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Architectural Energetics, Ancient Monuments, and Operations Management
TL;DR: In this article, the authors extended the application of architectural energetics by subjecting construction labor costs to an analysis based on concepts central to the Theory of Constraints, which is widely applied in modern operations management.
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A Late Classic lime-plaster kiln from the Maya centre of Copan, Honduras
TL;DR: The first find of a lime-plaster kiln, from Copan in Honduras, illuminates one of those technologies, the burning of lime in a closed oven rather than on an open-air pyre as discussed by the authors.
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An essay on energetics: the construction of the Aztec chinampa system
Lee J. Arco,Elliot M. Abrams +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe an Aztec form of irrigated field system and assess its costs and benefits, and show that this project, forced on the local community, was within their capacity and comparable to the labour expended on the production of cloth.
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