The Origins of Human Society

The Origins of Human Society traces the development of human culture from its origins over 2 million years ago to the emergence of literate civilization. In addition to a global coverage of prehistoric life, the book pays specific attention to the origins and dispersal of anatomically-modern humans, the development of symbolic expression, the transition from mobile foraging bands to sedentary households, early agriculture and its consequences, the emergence of social differentiation and hereditary ranking, and the prehistoric roots of ancient states and empires.

Peter Bogucki is associate dean for undergraduate affairs in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University and an archeologist.

List of Figures and Tables

vi

Series Editor's Preface

xii

Preface

xiv

A Note on Dating

xvi

The Gateway to Human Prehistory

1

(28)

The Earliest Human Societies

29

(50)

The Human Diaspora

79

(48)

After the Ice Age

127

(33)

Seeds for Civilization

160

(45)

Pathways to Inequality

205

(55)

Elites and Commoners

260

(70)

Early States and Chiefdoms in the Shadow of States

330

(62)

Bibliography

392

(65)

Index

457

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The Origins of Human Society

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