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Interdisciplinary study of the role of violence in the Mediterranean and Europe.

Anthropology, Prehistoric. --- Social archaeology. --- Violence. --- Prehistoric anthropology --- Archaeology --- Violent behavior --- Social psychology --- Methodology

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Material culture --- Social archaeology --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Human settlements --- Kyklades (Greece) --- History.

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For thousands of years, the geography of Eurasia has facilitated travel, conquest and colonization by various groups, from the Huns in ancient times to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the past century. This book brings together archaeological investigations of Eurasian regimes and revolutions ranging from the Bronze Age to the modern day, from Eastern Europe and the Caucasus in the west to the Mongolian steppe and the Korean Peninsula in the east. The authors examine a wide-ranging series of archaeological studies in order to better understand the role of politics in the history and prehistory of the region. This book re-evaluates the significance of power, authority and ideology in the emergence and transformation of ancient and modern societies in this vast continent.

Social archaeology --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Methodology --- Eurasia --- Asia --- Europe --- Civilization --- Antiquities --- Social Sciences --- Archeology

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Part of a resurgence in the comparative study of ancient societies, this book presents a variety of methods and approaches to comparative analysis through the examination of wide-ranging case studies. Each chapter is a comparative study, and the diverse topics and regions covered in the book contribute to the growing understanding of variation and change in ancient complex societies. The authors explore themes ranging from urbanization and settlement patterns, to the political strategies of kings and chiefs, to the economic choices of individuals and households. The case studies cover an array of geographical settings, from the Andes to Southeast Asia. The authors are leading archaeologists whose research on early empires, states, and chiefdoms is at the cutting edge of scientific archaeology.

Social archaeology. --- Social groups. --- Complex organizations. --- Archéologie sociale --- Groupes, Dynamique des --- Organisations complexes --- Archéologie sociale --- Complex organizations --- Social archaeology --- Social groups --- Association --- Group dynamics --- Groups, Social --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Social participation --- Archaeology --- Secondary groups --- Organizational sociology --- Interorganizational relations --- Methodology --- Social Sciences --- Archeology

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This book explores the diverse understandings of the archaeological record in both historical and contemporary perspective, while also serving as a guide to reassessing current views. Gavin Lucas argues that archaeological theory has become both too fragmented and disconnected from the particular nature of archaeological evidence. The book examines three ways of understanding the archaeological record - as historical sources, through formation theory and as material culture - then reveals ways to connect these three domains through a reconsideration of archaeological entities and archaeological practice. Ultimately, Lucas calls for a rethinking of the nature of the archaeological record and the kind of history and narratives written from it.

Archaeology --- History --- Ontology. --- Antiquities. --- Material culture. --- Social archaeology. --- Archéologie --- Histoire --- Ontologie --- Antiquités --- Culture matérielle --- Archéologie sociale --- Philosophy. --- Methodology. --- Sources --- Philosophie --- Méthodologie --- Ontology --- Antiquities --- Material culture --- Social archaeology --- Philosophy --- Methodology --- Archéologie --- Antiquités --- Culture matérielle --- Archéologie sociale --- Méthodologie --- Culture --- Folklore --- Technology --- Archaeological specimens --- Artefacts (Antiquities) --- Artifacts (Antiquities) --- Specimens, Archaeological --- Being --- Metaphysics --- Necessity (Philosophy) --- Substance (Philosophy) --- Historical source material --- Historical sources --- Primary sources (Historical sources) --- Source material, Historical --- Sources, Historical --- Social Sciences --- Archeology --- Archaeology - Philosophy --- Archaeology - Methodology --- History - Sources