Interpreting Social Differentiation by Examining the House and Settlement Patterns and the Flow of Resources: A Case Study of Pai-wan Slate House Settlements in Southern Taiwan.
The article presents a case study of Pai-wan slate house settlements in Southern Taiwan. The article discusses information that can be gathered by archaeologists from studying housing structures including social rules and constraints, the flow of resources and social practices of inhabitants. The ar...
| Publicado en: | Asian Perspectives: Journal of Archeology for Asia & the Pacific Vol. 50; no. 1/2; pp. 107 - 132 |
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University of Hawai'i
Spring/Fall2011
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| Sumario: | The article presents a case study of Pai-wan slate house settlements in Southern Taiwan. The article discusses information that can be gathered by archaeologists from studying housing structures including social rules and constraints, the flow of resources and social practices of inhabitants. The article goes on to discuss characterizations of social systems including social differentiation, centralization of power and hierarchical organization. |
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