Overview of the development of opinions on possibilities of identification of social differentiation and stratification in archaeology with focus in late prehistory Cover Image

Prehľad vývoja názorov na možnosti identifikácie sociálnej diferenciácie a stratifikácie v archeológii so zameraním na obdobie mladšieho praveku
Overview of the development of opinions on possibilities of identification of social differentiation and stratification in archaeology with focus in late prehistory

Author(s): Ladislav Chmelo
Subject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: social differentiation; social stratification; reconstruction of social organization; prehistory; archeological paradigms;

Summary/Abstract: Research and reconstruction of social organization of prehistoric communities has belonged to actual and persistent topics in archaeology and related scientific disciplines – ethnology and social anthropology, since the beginning of scientific research. This contribution summarizes development of opinions and paradigms connected to identification and interpretation of social differentiation and stratification in archaeology. It also evaluates possibilities of finding those structures.

  • Issue Year: 20/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 531-544
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Slovak
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