Archeologists continue to explore the [[development]] of pre-state tribes. Current [[research]] suggests that tribal [[structures]] constituted one type of [[adaptation]] to situations providing plentiful yet unpredictable [[resources]]. Such structures proved flexible enough to coordinate production and [[distribution]] of [[food]] in times of [[scarcity]], without limiting or constraining people during times of surplus.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe] | Archeologists continue to explore the [[development]] of pre-state tribes. Current [[research]] suggests that tribal [[structures]] constituted one type of [[adaptation]] to situations providing plentiful yet unpredictable [[resources]]. Such structures proved flexible enough to coordinate production and [[distribution]] of [[food]] in times of [[scarcity]], without limiting or constraining people during times of surplus.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe] |