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 …

Evolutionary culture theory (ECT) is a growing corpus of principles and arguments that
attempt to explain the" descent with modification" of human cultural systems. Although it …

There can be no doubt that Peter Bellwood's First Farmers is a major new statement which
presents a robustly expressed solution to one of those classic problems which provides a …

A lively and accessible introduction to themes and debates in archaeological theory for
students of all levels Archaeological Theory is a relatable, accessible, reader-friendly first …

This study of the changing relationships between burial rituals and social structure in Early
Iron Age Greece will be required reading for all archaeologists working with burial evidence …

Explanations of the origins of institutionalized social inequality and political privilege must
resolve the central paradox of political life-why people cooperate with their own …

" With unparalleled knowledge of Polynesia's history, ecology, languages, and archaeology,
Patrick V. Kirch shows us how, when, and why Hawaiian society crossed the gulf from …

" Timothy Earle has set out to offer the most comprehensive view now available of the
economic foundations of early societies, and it may well be that he has succeeded. Bronze …

With these words Michel Foucault opened his famous study of sexual identity based on the
memoirs of Herculine Barbin (Foucault 1980), also known as Alexina, Camille, and Abel. It is …

This book is about historical archaeologies all over the world; about their history, their
methods, and their raison d'etre. The focus is on an existential question for archaeology …