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Some Issues in the Archaeology of “Tribal” Social Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Stephen Plog  and
David P. Braun
Stephen Plog
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903
David P. Braun
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology and Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
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Abstract

Saitta's (1983) comments on a model of the evolution of tribal social networks (Braun and Plog 1982) are discussed. Aspects of the model are clarified and problems with Saitta's interpretations are noted. In particular, we focus on questions concerning the relationship between stylistic variation and social networks and several issues concerning tribal social organization. We also address weaknesses in the alternative approach that Saitta describes.

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American Antiquity , Volume 49 , Issue 3 , July 1984 , pp. 619 - 625
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1984

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