Studies of prehistoric exchange of goods provide information about the types of economic interaction, social organization, or political structures in which prehistoric peoples were engaged. Long-distance exchange is a special situation where the materials exchanged crossed significant boundaries, whether they were geographic, social, political, or otherwise. By examining the types and quantities of goods exchanged, along with the directions and distances they moved, archaeologists are able to examine the dynamic properties of exchange systems, i.e., how they operate and why they undergo change.
The purpose of this volume is to present a number of case studies of long-distance exchange from around the world which demonstrate the use of geochemical analysis of artifacts to find evidence of exchange. More important than the use of analytical technique employed or the types of artifacts studied are the interpretations themselves which illustrate that exchange studies are maturing and helping archaeologists to develop more accurate models of exchange.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: Geochemical Evidence for Long Distance Exchange
- 2 Indigena Ware: Spain to Valley of Mexico
- 3 The Emergence of Market Economies in the Ancient Maya World: Obsidian Exchange in Terminal Classic Yucatán, Mexico
- 4 More than Exchange: Pre-Ceramic through Ceramic Period Obsidian Studies in the Greater North American Southwest
- 5 Archaeological Evidence for the Long-Distance Exchange of Caddo Indian Ceramics in the Southern Plains, Midwest, and Southeastern United States
- 6 Production and Long-Distance Movement of Chupadero Black-on-White Pottery in New Mexico and Texas
- 7 Exploring the Landscapes of Long-Distance Exchange: Evidence from Obsidian Cliffs and Devils Tower, Wyoming
- 8 From Loess Plains to High Plains: The Westward Movement of Upper Republican Pots
- 9 Long-Distance Obsidian Traffic in Northwestern Argentina
- 10 A Geochemical Vector for Trade: Cyprus, Asia Minor, and the Roman East
- 11 XRF Analysis of Pottery from Mutokolwe, a Khami Settlement from the Soutpansberg Mountains, South Africa
- 12 Yapese Prestige Goods: The INAA Evidence for an Asian Dragon Jar
- 13 Centrality and the Collapse of Long-Distance Voyaging in East Polynesia
- Index
- About the Editor and Contributors
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