“[A] successful and engaging edited volume that will appeal to any archaeologist or scholar interested in ancient political organization… While the individual papers certainly stand on their own, maximum effect is achieved when the volume is read as a single collection. With this, the variability among state and house societies in particular is on full display.”
BMCR - November 2023
“[A] successful and engaging edited volume that will appeal to any archaeologist or scholar interested in ancient political organization… While the individual papers certainly stand on their own, maximum effect is achieved when the volume is read as a single collection. With this, the variability among state and house societies in particular is on full display.”
BMCR - November 2023
"In short, the book is an interesting read in our global era"
Journal of Folklore Research
"In short, the book is an interesting read in our global era"
Journal of Folklore Research
