: administration, organization, and control Linda Manzanilla ; Mitchell S Rothman. creator Linda Manzanilla. text Business and Economy-Transportation.-Warehouses. xxu New York ; London : Routledge , 2016 monographic eng

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350 pages : illustrations, maps, plans :24cm. The 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. Storage in Ancient Complex Societies demonstrates the importance of understanding storage for the study of cultural evolution. The ancient Near East -- The Andean Region -- Mesoamerica -- Conclusion. / Linda Manzanilla. 388.044 MAN 9781629583020 International Book Distributors 17, Prakash Apartment,5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj,New Delhi. 180624 20180624180156.0