How Long to Read The Archaeology of Political Organization

How Long Does it Take to Read The Archaeology of Political Organization?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 32 minutes to read The Archaeology of Political Organization by Barbara L. Stark

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this volume, Barbara Stark examines settlement in the coastal plain of lowland Mesoamerica, which was richly endowed with fertile soil and valued tropical resources such as jaguars, cacao, avian species with bright plumage, and cotton. The book provides basic archaeological data about regional settlement from three decades of survey research in south-central Veracruz in the western lower Papaloapan basin, a region with low density urbanism. The data reveals political and social change, with consolidation of wealth by elite families during the Late Classic period. The political analysis considers archaeological evidence related to several organizational principles: collective versus autocratic, corporate versus exclusionary/network, and segmentary (unspecialized versus specialized). Many variables related to these principles used by other scholars are either suited to historically documented states, not archaeological ones, or ambiguous. Many published studies either focus on a particular city or use documents or other evidence drawn from the top of the settlement hierarchy, characterizing the whole society politically from a biased sample. This political analysis is regional in scope and attentive to variation in the settlement hierarchy, providing a guidepost to analysis of political principles with archaeological data.

How long is The Archaeology of Political Organization?

The Archaeology of Political Organization by Barbara L. Stark is 438 pages long, and a total of 113,004 words.

This makes it 148% the length of the average book. It also has 138% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Archaeology of Political Organization Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 17 minutes to read The Archaeology of Political Organization aloud.

What Reading Level is The Archaeology of Political Organization?

The Archaeology of Political Organization is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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