> ..research at #Kirikongo has revealed a,, socio-political sequence, with the development of institutionalized inequalities over the course of the 1st millennium CE, followed by an egalitarian revolution in the early 2nd millennium CE. The consequent social formation, despite being structurally egalitarian was actually more complex than the vertically oriented system.. and..question common assumptions of #directionality in #SocioPoliticalEvolution.
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/dueppen/kirikongo-archaeological-project/
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