… Gary Feinman ably defend the use of the state … SAR Press should be applauded for producing
the book in an inexpensive paperback format, while maintaining a high standard of editing …

… of American Research (SAR) seminar on archaic states, for … SAR symposium, but Joyce
Marcus and Gary Feinman note that “a degree of support generally was found for each” (1998:7). …

… This article addresses the internal political organization of archaic Ur and how it changed
over time, based on a fresh analysis of the data excavated by CL Woolley. In this paper, …

… servant because her seven-year-old sister was sacrificed for the health of the lord and Catalina
feared she would be next. Terraciano (2001: 272) argues:“Judging from their statements, …

… state, a shift back to �amboyant rank society, and then the rise of a much larger expansionist
Maya state… shift from �amboyant rank society to initial state, a shift back to �amboyant rank …

Inspired by a urry of new eldwork in Yucatan, by the chapters in this book, and by Geoff
Braswell’s request that I write about the directions Maya archaeology might take, I will review …

The end of the Formative period (1800 BCE-250 CE) in Mesoamerica witnessed significant
changes in the social and political organization of many of the region's complex societies. …

… We are also grateful to the Santa Fe Institute for graciously hosting the workshop that
identified the challenges presented here. This material is based upon work supported by the …

… state formation, integration of core or heartland regions, and imperial expansion. The
development of archaic states … indicators of state formation (eg, Flannery 1998; Johnson 1980:249; …

The end of the Formative period (1800 BCE–250 CE) in Mesoamerica witnessed significant
changes in the social and political organization of many of the region’s complex societies. …