Chiefdom is an extremely important concept in the study of the origin of civilization and early state.It refers to transitional period or social type between segmental tribes and centralized states.

• 在文明与早期国家起源的研究中，酋邦是一个十分重要的概念，它被用来表述介于分散的部落社会和集中的国家社会之间的一种过渡的社会类型。