The Benefit of the Gift : Social Organization and Expanding Networks of Interaction in the Western Great Lakes Archaic /

Hill, Mark Andrew, 1957-

The Benefit of the Gift : Social Organization and Expanding Networks of Interaction in the Western Great Lakes Archaic / Mark Andrew Hill. - 1 online resource - Archaeological series ; 18 . - Archaeological series (Ann Arbor, Mich.) ; 18. .

Includes bibliographical references.

List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Organization of this Volume; Acknowledgements Chapter 1. An Evolutionary Perspective on the Development of Intercommunity Interaction and Exchange Networks; Chapter 2. The Western Great Lakes: Landscapes and People of the Archaic; Chapter 3. Distribution of Resources and Populations: Understanding the Geography of the Late Archaic Lithic Resources; Chapter 4. The Development of Late Archaic Regional Systems; Chapter 5. Material Symbols and Social Effects of Exchange; Chapter 6. Copper Acquisition and Production at the Duck Lake Site and its Implications for Systems of Regional Exchange; Chapter 7. Tracing Exchange and Interaction: Using Lithic Sourcing and Chemical Composition of Copper to Identify Communities of Interaction; Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusions Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Appendix IV; Appendix V; Appendix VI; Appendix VII References Cited

"Archaeological data from the Late Archaic, 4000-2000 years ago, in the Western Great Lakes are examined to understand the production and movement of copper and lithic exchange materials, access to and benefits from exchange networks, and social changes accompanying the development of extensive, continental scale, exchange systems of interaction in this period"--Provided by publisher.

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Paleo-Indians--Social networks--Great Lakes Region (North America)
Paleo-Indians--Commerce--Great Lakes Region (North America)
Paleo-Indians--Implements--Great Lakes Region (North America)
Social exchange.
Social archaeology--Great Lakes Region (North America)
Indiens du paléolithique--Réseaux sociaux--Grands Lacs, Région des (Amérique du Nord)
Indiens du paléolithique--Commerce--Grands Lacs, Région des (Amérique du Nord)
Indiens du paléolithique--Instruments.--Grands Lacs, Région des (Amérique du Nord)
Échange social.
Archéologie sociale--Grands Lacs, Région des (Amérique du Nord)
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
HISTORY--State & Local--Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)--United States
Antiquities.
Paleo-Indians--Implements.
Social archaeology.
Social exchange.


Great Lakes Region (North America)--Antiquities.
Great Lakes Region.


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