Social evolution can be defined as the appearance of new forms of social or sociopolitical
organization. In the case of the prehistoric record, such changes are perhaps most …

A lively and accessible introduction to themes and debates in archaeological theory for
students of all levels Archaeological Theory is a relatable, accessible, reader-friendly first …

In Captives: How Stolen People Changed the World archaeologist Catherine M. Cameron
provides an eye-opening comparative study of the profound impact that captives of warfare …

The focus of the development of the first complex, centralized societies on the coast of Peru
between 3000 and 1800 BC was a portion of the coast known as the Norte Chico, where …

Kinship is a most significant organizing principle of human grouping, the basic matter of
social categories in archaeological and ethnographic societies, and an important concept …

Theories developed and validated using ethnographic and historical resources are often
difficult to examine using sparse or fragmentary archaeological material. However, a number …

The origins, development, and makeup of early state societies in China have long been a
favorite topic of research, though there has recently been an upsurge of attention among …

If archaeologists want to know what children are doing, it is prudent to study the extant
ethnographic record. Using representative cross-cultural samples and ethnographic data …

Cross-cultural approaches have been used widely in archaeological research. Comparative
ethnology has provided a number of archaeological indicators of behavior, but large …

В книге рассмотрены общества андского пояса Южной Америки и юго-востока
Центральной Америки от появления первых свидетельств надобщинной политической …