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Author : Jackson, Thomas L
Publisher : Boulder : Westview Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813376745
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (767 download)
Download or read book Prehistoric Obsidian Exchange in Social Context written by Jackson, Thomas L and published by Boulder : Westview Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : PERISIC
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483294676
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)
Download or read book Contexts for Prehistoric Exchange written by PERISIC and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contexts for Prehistoric Exchange
Download or read book Prétentions modestes d'un patriote qui n'a l'honneur d'être ni conseiller, ni gentilhomme, ni évêque written by and published by . This book was released on 1789 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9780122415807
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (158 download)
Download or read book Advances in Studying Regional Exchange Systems written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David M. Carballo
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1492012769
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Obsidian Reflections written by David M. Carballo and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Departing from the political economy perspective taken by the vast majority of volumes devoted to Mesoamerican obsidian, Obsidian Reflections is an examination of obsidian's sociocultural dimensions—particularly in regard to Mesoamerican world view, religion, and belief systems. Exploring the materiality of this volcanic glass rather than only its functionality, this book considers the interplay among people, obsidian, and meaning and how these relationships shaped patterns of procurement, exchange, and use. An international group of scholars hailing from Belize, France, Japan, Mexico, and the United States provides a variety of case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. The authors draw on archaeological, iconographic, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric data to examine obsidian as a touchstone for cultural meaning, including references to sacrificial precepts, powerful deities, landscape, warfare, social relations, and fertility. Obsidian Reflections underscores the necessity of understanding obsidian from within its cultural context—the perspective of the indigenous people of Mesoamerica. It will be of great interest to Mesoamericanists as well as students and scholars of lithic studies and material culture.
Author : David M. Carballo
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 160732301X
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Obsidian Reflections written by David M. Carballo and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Departing from the political economy perspective taken by the vast majority of volumes devoted to Mesoamerican obsidian, Obsidian Reflections is an examination of obsidian's sociocultural dimensions—particularly in regard to Mesoamerican world view, religion, and belief systems. Exploring the materiality of this volcanic glass rather than only its functionality, this book considers the interplay among people, obsidian, and meaning and how these relationships shaped patterns of procurement, exchange, and use. An international group of scholars hailing from Belize, France, Japan, Mexico, and the United States provides a variety of case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. The authors draw on archaeological, iconographic, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric data to examine obsidian as a touchstone for cultural meaning, including references to sacrificial precepts, powerful deities, landscape, warfare, social relations, and fertility. Obsidian Reflections underscores the necessity of understanding obsidian from within its cultural context—the perspective of the indigenous people of Mesoamerica. It will be of great interest to Mesoamericanists as well as students and scholars of lithic studies and material culture.
Author : Carolyn D. Dillian
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441910727
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)
Download or read book Trade and Exchange written by Carolyn D. Dillian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 more than 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 work will be of interest to archaeologists, anthropologists, and anyone working in cultural studies.
Author : Robin Torrence
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521105071
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Production and Exchange of Stone Tools written by Robin Torrence and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1986, the aim of this important study was to develop methods for reconstructing the processes of prehistoric exchange. Previous archaeological work had concentrated on mapping obsidian finds relative to source areas using trace-element analysis and on investigating the effect of trade on particular cultural groups. Dr Torrence, in contrast, drew extensively on ethnographic analogy to develop an approach that uses differences in the level of efficiency for the acquisition of raw materials and the production of goods to infer the type of exchange. Regional patterns of tool manufacture, specialist craft production at central places and quarrying are analysed in detail in the context of the prehistoric Aegean and previous ideas about the importance of trade in the growth of civilisations are re-assessed. The methodology developed will be applicable to a wide range of artefact types and the book will therefore be of value to archaeologists working in many different places and periods.
Author : Yaroslav V. Kuzmin
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781407306940
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (69 download)
Download or read book Crossing the Straits written by Yaroslav V. Kuzmin and published by British Archaeological Reports Limited. This book was released on 2010 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of a symposium held in 2005 during the 70th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Author : Pascal Richet
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118799399
Total Pages : 1568 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Glass Science, Technology, History, and Culture Two Volume Set written by Pascal Richet and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-02-05 with total page 1568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Encyclopedia begins with an introduction summarizing itsscope and content. Glassmaking; Structure of Glass, GlassPhysics,Transport Properties, Chemistry of Glass, Glass and Light,Inorganic Glass Families, Organic Glasses, Glass and theEnvironment, Historical and Economical Aspect of Glassmaking,History of Glass, Glass and Art, and outlinepossible newdevelopments and uses as presented by the best known people in thefield (C.A. Angell, for example). Sections and chapters arearranged in a logical order to ensure overall consistency and avoiduseless repetitions. All sections are introduced by a briefintroduction and attractive illustration. Newly investigatedtopics will be addresses, with the goal of ensuring that thisEncyclopedia remains a reference work for years to come.
Author : Michael D. Glascock
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313013624
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Geochemical Evidence for Long-Distance Exchange written by Michael D. Glascock and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-12-30 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Steadman Upham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000233677
Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Sociopolitical Structure Of Prehistoric Southwestern Societies written by Steadman Upham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines current archaeological approaches for studying the organizational structure of prehistoric societies in the American Southwest. It presents the historical background of the divergent theoretical models that have been used to interpret Southwestern socio-political organizations.
Author : Gary A. Wright
Publisher : U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN 13 : 1949098117
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Obsidian Analyses and Prehistoric Near Eastern Trade 7500 to 3500 B.C. written by Gary A. Wright and published by U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY. This book was released on 1969 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Minnis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000301478
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Perspectives On Southwestern Prehistory written by Paul Minnis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent archaeoglogical work in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico has fueled a great deal of regionally specific research: archaeologists, faced with an avalanche of new and unassimilated data, tend to foucs on their own areas to the exclusion of the broader, panregional view. "Perspectives on Southwestern Prehistory" advocates the larger f
Author : Timothy G. Baugh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475762313
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (757 download)
Download or read book Prehistoric Exchange Systems in North America written by Timothy G. Baugh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique volume, archaeologists examine the changing economic structure of trade in North America over a period of 6,000 years. Organined by geographical and chronological divisions, each chapter focuses on trade in one of nine regions from the Arachiac through the late prehistoric period. Each contribution explores neighboring areas to llustrate the complexity of North American exchange. By charting the econmic structure of these regions, archaeologists, economic anthropologists, and economic geographers gain greater insight into the dynamics of North American trade and exchange on a continental wide basis.
Author : John W Ives
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429713142
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book A Theory Of Northern Athapaskan Prehistory written by John W Ives and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the conceptual basis for the events and processes in the prehistory of the Athapaskans, one of the most wide-spread peoples in western North America. The author bases his research on the premise that social structure is not passively dependent on the technological and economic bases of society, and argues that, ultimately, kinshi
Author : Richard Bradley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521434467
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Interpreting the Axe Trade written by Richard Bradley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-04-22 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpreting the Axe Trade documents the changing character and context of stone axe production and exchange in the British Neolithic. Drawing on a variety of studies, the authors explore some of the problems and potentials that attend archaeological discussions of exchange at both a theoretical and a methodological level. Out of this critique arises an argument for an integrated approach to the production, circulation and consumption of past material - an approach which acknowledges the subtle and complex roles that 'things' may play in the reproduction of social life. These arguments provide the basis for a case study which explores the links between the social contexts within which Neolithic stone axes circulated in Britain, and the social and material conditions under which those objects were originally produced. Field survey, excavation and detailed technological studies at the largest stone axe source in Britain are set alongside analyses of the changing character and social context of axe circulation and deposition across the country as a whole. These different analytical threads are then woven together in the final section of the book, where the authors suggest that the patterns explored in the course of their work reflect major changes in the nature of social life during the Neolithic.
