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4 - Status Competition in the Ancient Past?

Tracing Antecedence in the Mimbres Region of the US Southwest

from Part II - Variability in Status Consumption

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2021

By
Will G. Russell  and
Michelle Hegmon
Edited by
Paul Roscoe  and
Cindy Isenhour
Paul Roscoe
Affiliation:
University of Maine
Cindy Isenhour
Affiliation:
University of Maine
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Summary

Evidence of status competition in the US Southwest is subtle and often devoid of material excess, pushing archaeologists to challenge the ways in which they think about and search for social differences. Using data from the large Mimbres site of Galaz, we focus on the concept of antecedence, a form of social status derived from being viewed as a first-comer or the descendant of first-comers. Our results suggest that while archaeology can offer insights into status and consumption in the ancient past, broadening our views of what is possible, we must be cautious in applying those insights directly to the contemporary world.

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AntecedenceconsumptionGalazMimbrespueblostatus competition
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Consumption, Status, and Sustainability
Ecological and Anthropological Perspectives
 , pp. 87 - 113
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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