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Chapter Outline
Chapter Overview
Prelude
The Construction Of Stonehenge
Imagining Stonehenge
Chronicle
Simplicity And Complexity
The Origins Of Complexity
Why Complexity?
A Revolution In Subsistence, A Revolution In Society
A Neolithic Base For Big Men
From Big Men To Chiefs
Complexity’s Earliest Traces In The Old World
Jericho
Çatalhoyuk
Mesopotamia: Land Between The Rivers
The Roots Of Complexity In Southwest Asia
Complexity’s Earliest Traces In The New World
The Olmec
South America
Issues And Debates:
Is Complexity Inevitable?
Case Study Close-Up
Visiting The Past
Summary
To Learn More
Key Terms
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