The emergence of status inequality in intermediate scale societies: A demographic and socio-economic history of the Keatley Creek site,British Columbia |
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Authors: | Anna Marie Prentiss Natasha Lyons Lucille E Harris Melisse RP Burns Terrence M Godin |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Anthropology, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA;2. Department of Anthropology, 100 St. George Street, Rm. 1037, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5S 3G3;3. US Forest Service, Lake Tahoe, CA, USA;4. Department of Archaeology, 2500 University Drive NW, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Canada T2N 1N4 |
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Abstract: | Explaining the emergence of status inequality in human societies is an important priority for many anthropological archaeologists, particularly those whose research includes intermediate scale societies (complex hunter–gatherers and early agriculturalists). Yet, fine grained records of emergent inequality are still exceedingly rare. This paper outlines a fine-grained record of cultural change from the Keatley Creek site, a complex hunter–gatherer village in British Columbia, in which it is possible to recognize the emergence of inequality and its demographic and economic correlates. Results of the study suggest that status inequality emerged abruptly after an extended period of socio-economic stability in the village under conditions of adversely altered resource conditions, demographic packing, and subsistence resource diversification and extensification. |
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Keywords: | Plateau Archaeology Complex hunter&ndash gatherers Keatley Creek site Status inequality |
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