Ranking, Resource and Exchange

Aspect of the Archaeology of Early European Society

Colin Renfrew editor Steven Shennan editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:19th Mar '09

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Ranked societies are characterized by disparities in personal status which are often accompanied by the concentration of power and authority in the hands of a few dominant individuals.

Ranked societies are characterized by disparities in personal status that are often accompanied by the concentration of power and authority in the hands of a few dominant individuals. They stand between the sophistication of developed, states and the relative simplicity of most hunter-gatherer groups and early agriculturalists.Ranked societies are characterized by disparities in personal status that are often accompanied by the concentration of power and authority in the hands of a few dominant individuals. They stand between the sophistication of developed, states and the relative simplicity of most hunter-gatherer groups and early agriculturalists. In some places and times they represented relatively brief phases of transition to more complex forms of organization; in others they existed as stable forms of adaptation for thousands of years. They are thus of great interest for archaeologists seeking to understand the dynamics of cultural evolution.

ISBN: 9780521105095

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 1mm

Weight: 270g

176 pages