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Studies of socioeconomic status using archaeological materials have proliferated in recent years. Although certain material correlates of social group membership have been identified, the patterning in the data has often proved to be fairly subtle.
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Shephard, S.J. (1987). Status Variation in Antebellum Alexandria. In: Spencer-Wood, S.M. (eds) Consumer Choice in Historical Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9817-3_8
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