Trade and exchange: archaeological studies from history and prehistory

Long before the advent of the global economy, foreign goods were transported,traded, and exchanged through myriad means, over short and long distances. Archaeological tools for identifying foreign objects, such as provenance studies, stylistic analyses, and economic documentary sources reveal non-local materials in historic and prehistoric assemblages. Trade and exchange represent morethan mere production and consumption. Exchange of goods also led to an exchange of cultural and social experiences. Discoveries of the sources of alien objects surpass archaeological expectations of exchange and geographic distance, revealing important technological advances. With thirteen case studies from around the world, this comprehensive work provides a fresh perspective on material culture studies. Evidence of ongoing negotiation between individuals, villages, and nations provides insight into the impact of trade on the micro-, meso-, and macro-level. Covering a wide array of time periods and areas, this workwill be of interest to archaeologists, anthropologists, and anyone working incultural studies. INDICE: Introduction.- Mid-Holocene Pastoralists Adaptations in East Africa.- A Source in the Middle.- Exploring Social Isolation at Contact Period Sites in Northwestern Wyoming.- Llama Caravans and Obsidian Circulation in the South-Central Andes.- Modeling Social Interaction in the Late Prehistoric SocietyIsland Chiefdoms.- Ulua Marble Vases.- Consequences of Exchange in the Early Colonial Chesapeake.- A Rocky Relationship.- Exotic Objects and Overseas Chinese Archaeology.- What if the Local is Exotic and the Imported Mundane.- When the Foreign is not Exotic.- Social Bonds and Commodity Chains.- Discussion.

• ISBN: 978-1-4419-1071-4
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 250
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés