<HTML>No, I don't have that book. I'll look it up, unless you want to mail it to me...lol.
An elite class can begin with one shaman... one medicine man... one tough guy leader who saved people from an attacking tribe.
From there, we can get an elite class.
What is your explanation for the rise of agriculture BEFORE the invention of an elite class?
Anthony
(I'm not being confrontational, but in my anthro courses, it was taught THIS way... not the other way... so I really don't have a knowledge base in that direction... at least not after 20+ years)</HTML>