The Emergence of Social Complexity in the Chibchan World of Southern Central America and Northern Colombia, AD 300?600

Autor:	John W. Hoopes
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Archeology Hierarchy History Anthropology General Arts and Humanities Prestige Social inequality Social complexity Iconography Social organization Chiefdom Period (music)
Zdroj:	Journal of Archaeological Research. 13:1-47
ISSN:	1573-7756 1059-0161
Popis:	The societies of southern Central America and northern South America, a region historically occupied by Chibchan-speaking peoples, have long been acknowledged as valuable sources of information on chiefdoms and other forms of prestate social organization. Most studies, however, have focused on chiefdoms that are known ethnographically or ethnohistorically with an emphasis on the sixteenth century and the immediate precontact period. This paper reviews archaeological evidence from an earlier period in an attempt to elucidate general patterns associated with the earliest appearance of social inequality. The centuries between AD 300 and 600 are characterized by the first widespread use of prestige goods manufactured from gold and jade, special cemeteries for the interment of elites, and a rich iconography. Detailed consideration of recent research relevant to the events of this period highlights some of the problems inherent in the archaeological identification of hierarchy, chiefdoms, leadership, and other features of prestate complex societies.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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