Pages: 143-166

The author considers the phenomenon of power in the Eneolithic and Bronze Age of the Near East and Europe. The study is based on the analysis of different manifestations of power in works of art, symbolic objects and burial rite. Several domains of power are distinguished in pre-state societies: moral, spiritual, economic and military. All domains are characterized by their own attributes and symbols. The study shows that the military power is the youngest one.

Keywords: pre-state period, power phenomenon, symbols of power, Europe, Near East.

Information about author:

Sergey Korenevskiy (Moscow, Russia). Doctor of historical sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Science.
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