The term chiefdom is used to characterize social complexity in stateless societies. Despite
pointed criticism of evolutionary typologies, the chiefdom and related formulations provide a …

Why did people give up living in egalitarian societies for life in state-ordered, stratified
society? Under the neoevolutionist paradigm of the New Archaeology, one seeks the origin …

The social anthropology of death 21 Cross-cultural generalizations and the New
Archaeology's search for middle range theory 27 Funerary practices: agency, power and …

InRe-Constructing Archaeology, Shanks and Tilley aim to challenge the disciplinary
practices of both traditional and thenew'archaeology and to present a radical alternative-a …

" This book examines world politics through the lens of diplomatic practice. We argue that
many global phenomena of our time, from international law to world order, through …

The societies of the European Bronze Age produced elaborate artifacts and were drawn into
a wide trade network extending over the whole of Europe, even though they were …

The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artefacts
constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll presents an introductory …

This fascinating study explores how our prehistoric ancestors developed rituals from
everyday life and domestic activities. Richard Bradley contends that for much of the …

Understanding the Neolithic Page 1 Page 2 Understanding the Neolithic Understanding the
Neolithic is a groundbreaking investigation of the Neolithic period (4000–2200 BC) in southern …

The concept of ideology has figured centrally in recent accounts of the fundamental social
transformation sweeping Europe from the mid-fifth to second millennia BC. In particular …