The advent of social complexity has been a longstanding debate among social scientists. Existing theories and approaches involving the origins of social complex

New data and interpretations that shed light on the nature of power relations in prehistoric and contemporary Indigenous societies This volume explores the natu

This book presents a novel and innovative approach to the study of social evolution using case studies from the Old and the New World, from prehistory to the pr

For millennia, people have universally engaged in ecstatic experience as an essential element in ritual practice, spiritual belief and cultural identification.

This volume analyses the relationship between long-distance trade and the rise of inequality and social complexity.