"The Emergence of States: Archaeological Studies of the First Civilizations," Henry T. Wright, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan

Henry T.Wright is Professor of Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology and Curator of Near Eastern Archaeology at the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan. His research focuses on the problem of the origins of primary states from a context of interacting pre-state societies. Dr. Wright continues research today on Early Mesopotamia, in Turkey and Syria . He is affiliated with the Santa Fe Institute for the study of complex systems.

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