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Contexts for prehistoric exchange

edited by Jonathon E. Ericson, Timothy K. Earle

(Studies in archaeology)

Academic Press, c1982

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Contexts for Prehistoric Exchange is a collection of papers that discusses the theoretical and methodological approaches in understanding the parameters of regional exchange from both the Old and New Worlds. The papers deal with the sourcing of exchange material, spatial patterning, the modeling of exchange, production for exchange, consumption, and symbolic contexts. One paper evaluates the different laboratory techniques for analyzing archaeological materials, their efficiency, "cost," range of applicability, and the mathematical usefulness of the data toward the research. Another paper describes the prehistoric obsidian used throughout New Mexico, and applies mathematical representations of the procurement strategies associated with the different obsidian source areas or time periods. The paper then incorporates these analyses with available bodies of theories on raw-material procurement and exchange. Through an analysis of stylistic and technological attributes of southwestern ceramics, one paper notes that inferring exchange on the basis of stylistic similarity does not always lead to a simple correlation between stylistic distributions and patterns of material exchange. Another paper suggests that ethnohistory and archaeology in Andean exchange can be complementary approaches to the discovery of patterns, processes, and change/exchange of other systems. The collection can prove beneficial for archaeologists, anthropologist, sociologists, and researchers interested in the pre-history of the Old World or New World.

Table of Contents

?Contributors Preface 1 Prehistoric Economics and the Archaeology of Exchange Introduction Toward an Explanation of Exchange Toward an Archaeological Description of Exchange Sourcing of Exchanged Material Description of Spatial Patterning of Exchanged Materials Reconstructing the Organization of Prehistoric Exchange Production and the Analysis of Exchange Consumption, Symbolic Contexts, and Exchange The Facilities and Historical Documents of Exchange Conclusions References Sourcing of Exchanged Material 2 Chemical Characterization in Archaeology Introduction Chemical Methods Mathematical Treatment of the Data Sets Materials That Have Been Characterized Conclusion References Spatial Patterning and the Modeling of Exchange 3 Regional Modeling of Obsidian Procurement in the American Southwest Introduction New Mexico Obsidian Sources Data on the Prehistoric and Historic Use of Obsidian in New Mexico Trend-Surface Analysis of New Mexico Obsidian Regression Analysis of Obsidian Use in New Mexico The Evolution of Local and Regional Obsidian Procurement Systems Conclusions References 4 Marketplace Exchange as Indirect Distribution: An Iranian Example Introduction The Development of Complex Economies A Case Study-Highland Iran Circa 3200 B.C. Conclusions References 5 Aboriginal Exchange and Territoriality in Owens Valley, California Obsidian in California The Problem of Owens Valley Sociopolitical Organization Prehistoric Subsistence and Settlement in Owens Valley Identifying Exchange Archaeological Identification of Prehistoric Territories in Owens Valley The Analysis of Obsidian Artifacts The Results of Obsidian Analysis Conclusion References Production for Exchange 6 Production for Obsidian Exchange in California Introduction Some Expectations Reconstruction of Production Systems Production for Obsidian Exchange in Central California Summary and Conclusions References 7 Reduction Sequences and the Exchange of Obsidian in Neolithic Calabria Introduction Obsidian Exchange in Calabria: The Background Obsidian-Reduction Experiment Analysis of the Obsidian-Reduction Experiment A Trial Analysis of Four Neolithic Assemblages Beyond Obsidian References 8 The Social Context of Production and Exchange Introduction Obsidian Production and Distribution in Mesoamerica Archaic and Woodland Societies in Ontario The Trade Partnership Conclusions References Consumption and Symbolic Contexts 9 Toward a Contextual Approach to Prehistoric Exchange The Substantivist Approach The Formalist Approach Social Exchange Symbols and Ideology in Exchange Conclusion References 10 A Contextual Examination of Neolithic Axe Distribution in Britain British Neolithic Axes and Research Aims Four Models of Axe Exchange Analysis of Neolithic Axes Conclusion References 11 The Relationship of Stylistic Similarity to Patterns of Material Exchange Introduction Models of Social Distance and Social Interaction Information Exchange and the Impact of Social Differentiation Some Factors Underlying Hierarchical Patterns of Information Exchange Analyzing Style Distributions in the American Southwest Evaluating the Information-Exchange and Material-Exchange Hypotheses Summary References Additional Approaches to Exchange 12 Storage Facilities and State Finance in the Upper Mantaro Valley, Peru Introduction Redistribution as Staple Finance Storage Facilities and Exchange The Economy of the Inca Empire The Mantaro Valley in Late Prehistory Storage in the Mantaro Valley The Regional Use and Control of Storage The Mobilization and Distribution of Stored Goods Discussion of Results References 13 The Inca as a Nonmarket Economy: Supply on Command versus Supply and Demand Inca Economy: A Nonmarket Model Mobilization: The Rule of Supply on Command Rejecting the Market Hypothesis Uses of Ethnohistory and Archaeology in the Study of Andean Economy Summary References Subject Index

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