Saxe–Goldstein Hypothesis
In archaeology, the Saxe–Goldstein hypothesis is a Middle-range theory (archaeology), middle-range theory about the relationship between a society's burial practices and its social organization. It predicts a correlation between two phenomena: the use of specific areas to dispose of the dead, and the legitimation of control over restricted resources through claims of lineal ties to dead ancestors. The hypothesis was first formulated by the American anthropologist Arthur Saxe in 1970, as the last in a series of eight, and was developed by Lynne Goldstein later in the 1970s. In reference to its origin, it is sometimes known as Hypothesis 8. Drawing on the Ethnography, ethnographic work of Mervyn Meggitt and the role theory developed by Ward Goodenough, Saxe predicted that societies in which Corporate group (sociology), corporate groups legitimized their claims to crucial, restricted resources through narratives of ties to ancestors would be more likely to use formal areas for ...
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