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This research project examines how small-scale cooperative herding groups can evolve into complex political organizations among pastoral societies. It aims to provide a theoretical framework for understanding the dynamics of pastoral cooperation and its impact on social hierarchies, using cross-cultural analysis and em…
The main question of this research project is: can political complexity evolve from small-scale cooperative groups?
The predominant view of nomadic empires – that they are caused by contact with agricultural neighbours – cannot explain how pastoralists transitioned from small, kin-based cooperative herding groups to complex hierarchical groups with the power to conquer their sedentary neighbours.
By perceiving cooperative herding groups as the building blocks of nomadic societies, this project a…
NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE RESEARCH NIKU
STIFTELSEN NORSK INSTITUTT FOR KULTURMINNEFORSKNING
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