John Wesley Powell credited Ancient Society as "the most noteworthy attempt hitherto made to distinguish and define culure-stages".
dʒˈɑːn wˈɛsli pˈaʊɛl kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd ˈeɪntʃənt səsˈaɪəɾi æz "ðə mˈoʊst nˈoʊtwɜːði ɐtˈɛmpt hˈɪðɚtˌuː mˌeɪd tə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ ænd dᵻfˈaɪn kjˈʊlʊɹstˈeɪdʒᵻz".