“酋邦”理论在人类学研究历史中具有先天的局限性,在历史学和考古学中的应用更带有主观色彩,尤其是将酋邦和早期国家人为割裂开来的做法很不可取。国家的形成和成熟是一个漫长的过程,更是一种机制。“酋邦”描述了由部落向国家转变的一种中间状态,但其内涵并不严谨,不如以中央集权的出现与否划分一个社会是分化的部落社会还是早期国家。 “Chiefdom ” theory has inherent limitations in the history of anthropological research, and its application in history and archeology is more subjective. In particular, it is not advisable to separate the chiefdom from the early state man-made . The formation and maturity of a nation is a long process and more of a mechanism. “Chiefdom” describes an intermediate state transformed from a tribe to a nation. However, its connotation is not rigorous. Therefore, it is better to classify a society as a divided tribal society or an early state with the emergence of centralization.