{"product_id":"storage-in-ancient-complex-societies-administration-organization-and-control-9781629583020","title":"Storage in Ancient Complex Societies: Administration, Organization, and Control","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Linda R. Manzanilla\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Archaeology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ability to accumulate and store large amounts of goods is a key feature of complex societies in ancient times. Storage strategies reflect the broader economic and political organization of a society and changes in the development of control mechanisms in both administrative and non-administrative--often kinship based--sectors. This is the first volume to examine storage practices in ancient complex societies from a comparative perspective. This volume includes 14 original papers by leading archaeologists from four continents which compare storage systems in three key regions with lengthy traditions of complexity: the ancient Near East, Mesoamerica, and Andes. \u003cem\u003eStorage in Ancient Complex Societies \u003c\/em\u003edemonstrates the importance of understanding storage for the study of cultural evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45237547040919,"sku":"9781629583020","price":12867.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781629583020.webp?v=1769216863","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/storage-in-ancient-complex-societies-administration-organization-and-control-9781629583020","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}