ISBN:
9781438485140
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 377 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
IEMA proceedings volume 10
Series Statement:
The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology distinguished monograph series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The archaeology of inequality
DDC:
305.5/1
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Sozialarchäologie
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Soziale Ungleichheit
Abstract:
Brings together archaeologists, art historians, sociologists, and classicists to explore the origins and development of unequal relationships in ancient societies.
Abstract:
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.
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