Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Silbury Hill, Great Lakes Region, Arbeia
25 Nov 2016
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Was everyone equal: socio-political organization (who made the decision about group activities, social status (did everyone have equal access or did certain people have, group membership, individual identity. How do archaeologists reconstruct socio-political organization: early bronze age village, italy. All roughly the same size: roman city of sabbath, libya. A lot of central organization, marked differences in dwelling size (outside smaller, closest to centre bigger) Neolithic england 4500-4000 years ago: living sites small, large communal/ ritual sites. Silbury hill, estimated it took 18 million people to make this hill, don"t know what it was for. Ex. ancient egyptians, social pyramids states have a very large permanent military. Ex. ancient alexandria, urban planning: empire: one ancient state exercise control over other groups over a broad territory, territorial expansion achieved through military power. Inca empire, 4000 km north to south, machi picchu, sacsayhuaman. Problematic but if we separate that there isn"t any transitions.
