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The archaeology of inequality : tracing the archaeological record / edited by Orlando Cerasuolo

Cerasuolo, Orlando, 1977- [Herausgeberin/-geber]

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2021] [© 2021]

1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 377 Seiten) : Illustrationen

Englisch

Erscheint auch als: The archaeology of inequality (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-1-4384-8514-0

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305.5/1

Basisklassifikation: 71.12 (Soziale Stratifikation; soziale Mobilität)

Fachinformationsdienst(e): FID-ALT-KA-DE-16

*Sozialarchäologie ; Soziale Ungleichheit      Zum Register

Brings together archaeologists, art historians, sociologists, and classicists to explore the origins and development of unequal relationships in ancient societies.

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Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Chapter One Archaeological Perspectives on Inequality -- The Process of Differentiation: From Natural Differences to Social Stratification -- Household, Gender, Age, and the Body -- The Unequal Death -- Economy and Subordination -- Inequality and Spatial Relations -- Artifacts and Inequality -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Note -- References -- Part I Pathways of Early Social Inequality -- Chapter Two The Emergence of Social Inequality in Prehistory -- Introduction -- Equality -- Recent Considerations -- Surplus -- Wealth -- Feasting -- Prestige Technologies -- Corporate and Network Strategies -- Chaos -- Visibility -- Origins of Agriculture and Inequality -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter Three Transegalitarian Societies on the American Northwest Plateau: Social Dynamics and Cultural/Technological Changes -- Definitions of Inequality and Complexity -- The Mid-Fraser Large Villages -- Necessity versus the Promotion of Self-Interests -- The Synchronic Approach -- The Diachronic Approach -- Burials -- House Construction -- Prestige Goods -- Site Location -- Control of Resources -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Four The Emergence of Social Inequality in Southeastern Europe: A Long-Term Perspective -- Success Stories and "False Starts" -- Multiple Scales of Analysis -- Interaction, Integration, and Diffusion -- The Long-Term Perspective -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Five Long-Term Trends in Social Organization and Inequality in the Late Prehistoric Eurasian Steppes -- Introduction -- Recent Approaches to Inequality in the Past -- Social Organization and Inequality: A Case Study from the Urals -- The Early Iron Age -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References.