Archaeology ARC 130 Midterm: Exam review
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World archaeology: key terms & concepts for exam #2. World archaeology: key terms & concepts for exam #2: what, where, why important, site around from 4000-3100 bp in ne louisianna, site size and distribution suggests inequality in settlements. If cooperation/egalitarianism is evolutionarily adaptive, why did inequality arise: equality in hunter-gatherer societies, progenitors of humanity, suppress urge to accumulate stuff, rule, social leveling, aggressive sharing, ties group together, adaptive behavior, generally small, mobile groups. Iconography=the study or interpretation of visual images and symbols used in works of art: stelae=an upright stone slab or column typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design, monuments made to certain events, people, wars, etc. World archaeology: key terms & concepts for exam #2: attempting to interpret history of maya politics through those, backtracing history to see what may have happened, maya politics, progression of political organization, starting with divine kings, divine kings.
