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Perspectives on prehistoric trade and exchange in California and the Great Basin / edited by Richard E. Hughes.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Hughes, Richard E. (Richard Edward), 1947-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Commerce, Prehistoric--California.
Commerce, Prehistoric.
Commerce, Prehistoric--Great Basin.
Indians of North America--Commerce--California.
Indians of North America.
Indians of North America--Commerce--Great Basin.
California--Antiquities.
California.
Great Basin--Antiquities.
Great Basin.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (292 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, c2011.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
How does prehistoric material get from its place of origin to its location of archaeological recovery?While this question may seem basic, a moment's reflection suggests that the answers carry important implications for arc-haeological interpretation about social organization, settlement, and subsistence practices.
Contents:
Sources of inspiration for studies of prehistoric resource acquisition and materials conveyance in California and the Great Basin / Richard E. Hughes
Interaction and exchange in Fremont society / Joel C. Janetski, Cady B. Jardine, and Christopher N. Watkins
The role of mobility and exchange in the conveyance of toolstone during the Great Basin paleoarchaic / Charlotte Beck and George T. Jones
The function of shell bead exchange in central California / Jeffrey S. Rosenthal
On the role of Siskiyou utility ware as a social network marker in late prehistoric northern California and southern Oregon / Joanne M. Mack
Pot conveyance, design characteristics, and precontact adaptations to arid environments / Jelmer W. Eerkens
Trans-sierran movement of Bodie Hills obsidian / Jerome King, William R. Hildebrandt, and Jeffrey S. Rosenthal
Current perspectives on the production and conveyance of Coso obsidian / Amy J. Gilreath and William R. Hildebrandt
Obsidian in the Carson Desert : mobility or trade? / Robert L. Kelly
Exploring prehistoric trade in western Great Basin textiles / Catherine S. Fowler and Eugene M. Hattori
Constraints on long-distance movement of plant foods in the Great Basin / David Rhode
Material conveyance in prehistoric California : cultural contexts and mechanisms / Michael J. Moratto
Multiscalar perspectives on trade and exchange in the Great Basin : a critical discussion / David Hurst Thomas.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-60781-200-2
OCLC:
781635689

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