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| Lekson’s theory of the Chacoan state |
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| He believed that the Anasazi leaders planned their cities latitudinally as if they were working together, acting as a state than separate civilizations |
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| human bones have been found near chaco canyon that had similar markings to those of animal bones. suggesting the consumption of humans (may be used as an intimidation) |
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| The Great drought and its impacts |
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| The case for inter-group violence and raiding in the Anasazi area |
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| Childe's Urban Revolution |
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| full time crafts people including metallurgists need for increased production of food (surplus)-producers not self sufficient; metal tipped plow invented, need for traders, need for accountants to keep track of surplus and leaders to allocate it |
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| Boserup's population pressure theory |
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| knowledge, technology and population growth led to agricultural development |
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| Karl Wittfogel- the hierarchical power structure of states comes from the management needs associated with large-scale irrigation -Most important explanation for the emergence of civilization was the emergence of the system of water control |
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| Cairnero's theory concerning the organizational requirements of warfare |
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| hierarchical power structure of states comes from the management needs of warfare |
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| Theories of the Mayan collapse |
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| Patrick Culbert's theory of the Mayan collapse |
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| Maritime foundations hypothesis |
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