Abstract
Abstract Recent work demonstrates the power and potential of network analysis in archaeology. In this chapter, I show that settlement scaling analysis can also be construed as a form of social network analysis. I first illustrate the role of network thinking in settlement scaling theory (SST), a framework that provides a general account of agglomeration effects. I then discuss three advantages of the SST approach relative to popular applications of social network analysis in archaeology: (1) it eases the empirical burdens of empirical network analysis; (2) it leads to specific expectations regarding what the aggregate properties of social networks should be; and (3) it provides a mechanism for the emergence of new properties in human societies. Finally, I suggest a means of integrating scaling analysis with regional archaeological network analysis.
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