Socio-political organization in the Aceramic Neolithic of southwestern Asia: The complex evolution of socio-political complexity

Rosenberg, Michael; Rocek, Thomas R.

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2019.01.006

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Socio-political organization in the Aceramic Neolithic of southwestern Asia: The complex evolution of socio-political complexity

Rosenberg, Michael, Rocek, Thomas R.·2019·Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

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It is challenging to find any indications in the SBK that suggest a departure from the egalitarian ethos of the LBK era.
“Generally, and particularly in the Lowlands, it is challenging to find any indications (in terms of mortuary practices and village settlement organization) in the SBK that suggest a departure from the egalitarian ethos of the LBK era (cf. the insightful considerations of Rosenberg & Rocek, 2019).”
From Construction, Maintenance and Ritual Practices on the Neolithic Rondel at Nowe Objezierze (Northwestern Poland): The chaîne opératoire of Rondel’s Architecture (2025) · cites this paper as Rosenberg & Rocek, 2019
The role of such organizations in managing the social life of Neolithic villages has been convincingly illustrated through the example of the tell in Çatalhöyük.
“The role of such organizations in managing the social life of Neolithic villages has been convincingly illustrated through the example of the tell in Çatalhöyük (Hodder, 2021;Mills, 2014;Rosenberg & Rocek, 2019), whose influence on the Central European Neolithic is evident, though still underestimated.”
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Construction, Maintenance and Ritual Practices on the Neolithic Rondel at Nowe Objezierze (Northwestern Poland): The chaîne opératoire of Rondel’s Architecture
Czerniak, L. (2025) · Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory · doi:10.1007/s10816-024-09669-2
“…of such organizations in managing the social life of Neolithic villages has been convincingly illustrated through the example of the tell in Çatalhöyük (Hodder, 2021; Mills, 2014; Rosenberg & Rocek, 2019), whose influence on the Central European Neolithic is evident, though still underestimated.”

Authors: Rosenberg, M., & Rocek, T. R.
Affiliations: University of Delaware (US)
University of Hradec Králové (CZ)
Corresponding author: Rosenberg, Michael
ORCID: Rosenberg, Michael
Rocek, Thomas R.
Venue: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2019-06
Volume: 54
Pages: 17-30
ISSN: 0278-4165 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2019.01.006
OpenAlex: W2912431792
Cited by: 12
References: 80
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
FWCI: 11.99
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Archaeological and Geological Studies
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Language and cultural evolution
Keywords: sociopolitical organization, Aceramic Neolithic, ideology and practice, social control, egalitarian leadership, cultural evolution, West Asia, political hierarchy

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