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Settlement Pattern Studies in the Americas
Seventeen distinguished scholars recount the history of settlement pattern archaeology and detail case studies ranging from Alaska to Oaxaca to Peru. The chapters grow out of …
Foundations of Social Inequality
In this authoritative volume, leading researchers offer diverse theoretical perspectives and a wide-range of information on the beginnings and nature of social inequality in past …
China – Visions through the Ages
At the entrance of The Field Museum's Cyrus Tang Hall of China, two Chinese stone guardian lions stand tall, gazing down intently at approaching visitors. One lion's paw rests upon …
Pathways to Power
There are few questions more central to understanding the prehistory of our species than those regarding the institutionalization of social inequality. Social inequality is …
The Archaeology of Environmental Change
Water management, soil conservation, sustainable animal husbandry ...because such socio-environmental challenges have been faced throughout history, lessons from the past can often …
Archaeology at the Millennium
An internationally distinguished roster of contributors considers the state of the art of the discipline of archaeology at the turn of the 21st century and charts an ambitious …
Cultural Evolution
Drawing on Kent Flannery's forty years of cross-cultural research in the area, the contributors to this collection reflect the current diversity of contemporary approaches to the …
Archaeological Perspectives On Political Economies
Archaeological Perspectives on Political Economies explores past societies that are characterized by hierarchical organization where the production and circulation of goods …