Readings:

• Price and Feinman, chapter 1 (pp. 1-32).
• Price and Feinman, chapter 4 (pp. 143-144).
• Price and Feinman, chapter 5 (pp. 190-192).
• Price and Feinman, chapter 10 (pp. 491-494).
• Carneiro (1970). A Theory of the Origin of the State. Science, vol. 169 (pp. 733-738). [PDF]
• Flannery (1972). The Cultural Evolution of Civilizations. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, vol. 3 (pp. 399-408). [PDF]

Handouts:

• Handout 1 (Childe's 10 criteria for ancient cities)
• Handout 2 (Scales of political and social complexity)

Related Links:

General Archaeology

• Archnet: WWW Virtual Library of Archaeology
• Archaeology on the Net
• Minnesota State University Virtual Museum: Archaeology Exhibits
• Society for American Archaeology
• The Archaeology Channel
• Pathways to Archaeology (film, 12 minutes)
• Archaeology and You
• Archaeology Magazine

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