Different types of egalitarian societies and the development of inequality in early Mesopotamia

World Archaeology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-176

  Frangipane, Marcella ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economy; Equality; Halaf; Hierarchy settlement; Houses; Social systems; Ubaid

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HISTORY; CULTURAL RELATIONS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; PHILOSOPHY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; MESOPOTAMIA; TURKEY;

EID: 34248365667     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438240701249504     Document Type: Article

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