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For the past 100 years, anthropological theories of the evolution of complex society have been intimately linked to agricultural production. From the 19th century evolutionists and Marxists through V. G Childe, Julian Steward, and contemporary archaeological theory, agricultural production has figured consistently in our idea of what created the conditions for the emergence of sedentary populations, urban environments, and hierarchical political structures.
A modified and expanded version of this paper appears in Marcus and Stanish (2006)
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Stanish, C. (2007). Agricultural Intensification in the Titicaca Basin. In: Thurston, T.L., Fisher, C.T. (eds) Seeking a Richer Harvest. Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32762-4_6
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