Analyzing evidence from a town site in southeastern Turkey that dates to the third millennium B.C., Wattenmaker questions the assumption that craft specialization developed to provide only the elite classes with prestige goods. She argues that understanding the demand for specialized goods among non-elite households is essential to reconstructing the rise and organizational dynamics of early complex societies.
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Analyzing evidence from a town site in southeastern Turkey that dates to the third millennium B.C., Wattenmaker questions the assumption that craft specialization developed to provide only the elite classes with prestige goods. She argues that understanding the demand for specialized goods among non-elite households is essential to reconstructing the rise and organizational dynamics of early complex societies.
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New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 248 p. Contains: Illustrations. Smithsonian Series in Archaeological Inquiry (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade.
