...This article concentrates on determining some of the areas of debate in the Anglo-Saxon settlement hierarchy, reviews current approaches, and suggests which areas may warrant exploration in the future. The picture of social hierarchy being closely reflected in the archaeological record holds. One...

... Potnia Theron Reitia Romanization Alpine passages Romanization situla art integration settlement hierarchy horse breeding Hallstatt culture Some three thousand years ago, at the beginning of the Iron Age, Italy was characterized by an ethnocultural scene that was very diverse, because...

... fortification or defensive features Lang Vac Central Plain China Dam Ca ethnicity chronicles legend or legendary Pauketat Timothy Glover Ian nationalism or national identity Red River civilization secondary state Warring States China regional studies settlement hierarchy research internal spaces...

....1000–400 ): stabilization of settlement (evident in the formation of a settlement hierarchy headed by large permanent centres); social stratification (most clearly manifest in a select number of burials which stand out for their wealth and sophistication, the development of elites surely supported...

... systems of two medieval Nubian kingdoms: Nobadia and Makuria. Alwa is treated lightly due to the limited data. They are discussed in a static (settlement hierarchy) and dynamic perspective (integration of settlement systems in time). Church architecture as an indicator of regionalism is also debated. Some...