Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Societies
Chiefdom/Big Man Society
Size?
Status?
Organizing principles?
Division of labor?
Leadership?
Economy?
Religion and ritual?
What makes a chiefdom different from a tribe?
Size?
Ascribed Status/Ranking?
Occupational specialization?
Formal leadership?
Redistributive economy?
Formal religion?
Archaeological Correlates
Size:
Number of sites and size of each
Settlement size differences
What is it and why does it develop?
May see settlement hierarchy develop
What is it and why does it develop?
Archaeological Correlates
Occupational Specialization
Differences in residential structures
Political leaders?
Religious leaders?
Workshops for craft specialists
Might be in residence or in special workshop
How to identify?
Limited access to public buildings
Archaeological Correlates
Redistributive Economy
Storage facilities associated with elite residences
Facilities for feasting/redistribution
Settlement size differences
Chiefs village larger---why?
Ceremonial center
These surrounded by smaller villages of food producers
Two-tiered settlement pattern
Must demonstrate linkages between settlements!
Archaeological Correlates
Formalized religion
Temples/religious structures
often of substantial size
Specialized religious objects within
Restricted access to such buildings
Special quarters located nearby
If larger, with better artifacts, may reflect status
differences of religious leaders