Download or read book Social Theory in Archaeology and Ancient History written by Geoff Emberling and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently a new generation of archaeologists has recognized that large questions of development in societies are fundamentally important, thereby re-validating studying the rise of states, the origin of cities, and the collapse of civilizations. These essays demonstrate the importance of large historical questions in case studies of key civilizations.