Considering ideas of collective action, institutions, and “hunter-gatherers” in the American Southeast
VD Thompson - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2023 - Springer
Archaeologists have not readily applied collective action and institutional approaches to the
study of hunter-gatherers. This is especially true of the American Southeast. Here, I use a …
study of hunter-gatherers. This is especially true of the American Southeast. Here, I use a …
Balancing the scales: archaeological approaches to social inequality
Archaeology lends a critical perspective to research on social inequality due to the field's
unique access to deep history, emphasis on materiality, and explicit incorporation of multiple …
unique access to deep history, emphasis on materiality, and explicit incorporation of multiple …
Late Maritime Woodland period hunter-fisher-gatherer complexity in the Far Northeast: Toward an historical and contingent approach
MG Hrynick, MW Betts - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2023 - Elsevier
We review archaeological research from the Late Maritime Woodland period (1300–550 cal
BP) on the Maritime Peninsula and argue that there is substantial evidence for sociocultural …
BP) on the Maritime Peninsula and argue that there is substantial evidence for sociocultural …
Convergence at poverty point: A revised chronology of the late archaic lower mississippi valley
The Poverty Point site, located in the Lower Mississippi Valley of the south-eastern United
States, is commonly considered a centre of innovation that exported new material culture …
States, is commonly considered a centre of innovation that exported new material culture …
Emplacement and path dependence in the American Midsouth
The origins and histories of mounds are perennial topics of investigation in the American
Southeast, underscoring the centrality of these monuments to the social lives and …
Southeast, underscoring the centrality of these monuments to the social lives and …
The rise of idiôtês: Micro-politics of death and community reproduction in Bronze Age Hungary
T Polányi - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hungarian Bronze Age witnessed rapid sociopolitical transformation during the
16th century BCE as large communities scattered across the landscape, most long inhabited …
16th century BCE as large communities scattered across the landscape, most long inhabited …
Death and rebirth of structures in the Middle Woodland period of the Appalachian Summit
TR Whyte, AP Wright - Southeastern Archaeology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Postholes that were filled with sand or rocks after pulling the posts have been found on two
Middle Woodland sites with Hopewell connections in the Appalachian Summit of western …
Middle Woodland sites with Hopewell connections in the Appalachian Summit of western …