Chiefdoms and the emergence of private property in land

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-62

  Gibson, D Blair ^a  

^a El Camino College   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiefdoms; Early Medieval Ireland; Feudalism; Private property; Social evolution; Social structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749163460     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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