ANT100Y1 Lecture : Archaeological Anthro, Dec 1st Lecture

• School: UTSG
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT100Y1
• Professor: Ivan Kalmar

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The archaeology of complexity ant 100 december 1, 2011 professor watts. Remember lecture 2: elman service (1962) primitive social organization where he talks about the various social forms from past and present. Talks about tribes (horticulture and agriculture, similar to bands) bands (highly mobile) and chiefdoms (not states but that s another one to cover) Remember that this is not a black-and-white system, societies are much more complex than this criteria. Kin-based ranking under hereditary leader (so not civil societies like some states, it s through genealogical channels. ) But this ranking is typically under a chief. Economies based on tribute/redistribution; so here people don t necessarily produce their own food and have privileges that allow some people to rely on others. Archaeological example: in turkey, cata , europe, eastern n. america along the mississippi river (mississippian) and in sw n america (arizona-y 4 corners-y) Laws, bureaucracy (taxation), standing armies (for the first time)