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Some Archaeological Correlates of Ranked Societies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Christopher S. Peebles  and
Susan M. Kus
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Abstract

The evolutionary stage designated chiefdom or ranked society is examined for its utility in archaeological research. The concept of redistribution is abandoned as an indicator of chiefdoms. A cybernetic model of chiefdoms is presented, and measures of mortuary differentiation, ritual-regulatory networks, subsistence autonomy, and part-time craft specialization are proposed as indicators of this type of socio-political organization.

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American Antiquity , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , July 1977 , pp. 421 - 448
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1977 

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