Prehistoric Exchange Systems in North America
Prehistoric Exchange Systems in North America

Author: Timothy G. Baugh

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-14

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 1475762313

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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.

Encyclopedia of Prehistory
Encyclopedia of Prehistory

Author: Peter N. Peregrine

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2001-12-31

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13: 9780306462603

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The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents temporal dimension. Major traditions are an attempt to provide basic information also defined by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth covering the entire globe and the entire nological cultures. Major traditions are prehistory of humankind. It is designed as defined based on common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices, sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the past. Most material industries, but language, ideology, of the entries are written by the world's and kinship ties play little or no part in foremost experts on the particular areas their definition because they are virtually and time periods. unrecoverable from archaeological con The Encyclopedia is organized accord texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties are central to defining ethno is defined as a group of populations sharing logical cultures.

Archaic Transitions in Ohio and Kentucky Prehistory
Archaic Transitions in Ohio and Kentucky Prehistory

Author: Olaf H. Prufer

Publisher: Kent State University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9780873387132

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After the last Ice Age, the southern Lake Erie basin and the Ohio valley were characterized by biotic zones that influenced cultural development of archaic Native American populations. This text looks at the transition from nomadic hunting and gathering to the rise of food production in this area.

History of the Upper Ohio Valley
History of the Upper Ohio Valley

Author: Gibson Lamb Cranmer

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-08

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9781296517885

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