This paper reviews studies of phenotypic inheritance and microevolutionary processes in
archaeological populations using data on cranial and dental phenotypic variation, often …

For societies with writing systems, hereditary leadership is documented as one of the
hallmarks of early political complexity and governance. In contrast, it is unknown whether …

Abstract Current research on Chaco Canyon and its surrounding outlier communities is at an
important juncture. Rather than trying to argue for the presence or absence of complexity …

An up-to-date and critical analysis of how archaeologists study past societies, Archaeologies
of Complexity addresses the nature of contemporary archaeology and the study of social …

Theory in North American archaeology is characterized in terms of foci and approaches
manifested in research issues, rather than in explicit or oppositional theoretical positions …

When Spanish explorers and missionaries came onto Southern California's shores in 1769,
they encountered the large towns and villages of the Chumash, a people who at that time …

Development of strong leaders and social stratification in prehistory is suitable for a political
economy approach to the longue durée. Our goal is to encourage archaeologists to …

In 1992 the two of us were colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We had lots
of talks and debates about archaeology at lunch, between classes, and in each other's …

Archaeology has been subjected to a wide range of misunderstandings of kinship theory
and many of its central concepts. Demonstrating that kinship is the foundation for past …

Written to appeal to professional archaeologists, students, and the interested public alike,
this book is a long overdue introduction to the ancient peoples of the Great Basin and …