Challenges current interpretations of social and cultural change in prehistoric Eurasia, through a thematic investigation of archaeological patterns.

This book presents a novel and innovative approach to the study of social evolution using case studies from the Old and the New World, from prehistory to the pr

This book explains the evolution of human cooperation in tribal societies using insights from game theory, ethnography and archaeology.

Alternative Pathways to Complexity focuses on the themes of architecture, economics, and power in the evolution of complex societies. Case studies from Mesoamer

The Archaeology of Inequality explores the different aspects of social boundaries and articulation by comparing several interdisciplinary approaches for the ana