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settlement hierarchy: a standalone construct

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Archaeology

a ranking of settlements by size and function, with the number of tiers used as a marker of political complexity such as statehood.

In archaeology, settlement hierarchy refers to a ranking of settlements by size and function, with the number of tiers used as a marker of political complexity such as statehood. This meaning comes from Wright (1975) in American Anthropologist.[1]

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References

Wright, H. T., & Johnson, G. A. (1975). Population, Exchange, and Early State Formation in Southwestern Iran. American Anthropologist, 77(2), 267-289. https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1975.77.2.02a00020

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