In
anthropology and
archaeology, a
complex society is a social formation that is described as a formative or developed
state. The main parts of
complexity are:
- the extent of a division of labour in which members of society are more or less permanently specialized in particular activities and depend on others for goods and services, within a system regulated by custom and laws.
- the population size of a human community; the larger the population, the more complex and variegated the co-existence of people tends to become.