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.
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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.
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After the so-called revolution created by the `New Archaeology' of the 1960s and 1970s, the relative peace and calm of more recent years has probably come as quite a relief to many practitioners. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
middle formative, obsidian waste, unmodified nodules, inferring exchange, gunflint industry, regional analyses based, special purpose trips, obsidian exchange, craft specialist production, tertiary flakes, knapping errors, obsidian density, obsidian deposit, raw nodules, obsidian nodules, prehistoric knappers, crested blades, obsidian debris, obsidian outcrops, skilled knappers, obsidian debitage, obsidian quarries, obsidian industry, cortex flakes, hide workers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bronze Age, Sta Nychia, New Guinea, Ayia Irini, Near East, Early Formative, Valley of Mexico, After Renfrew, British School, Colin Renfrew, Aghios Kosmas, Laguna Zope, Chagha Sefid, Tierras Largas, Zapotitan Valley, Length Width Length, Arnhem Land, Late Neolithic, Van Horn, Deh Luran, Royal Road, Platform Platform, Weight Flake, Early Postclassic, Platform Dimensions Browse Sample Pages:
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After the so-called revolution created by the `New Archaeology' of the 1960s and 1970s, the relative peace and calm of more recent years has probably come as quite a relief to many practitioners. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
middle formative, obsidian waste, unmodified nodules, inferring exchange, gunflint industry, regional analyses based, special purpose trips, obsidian exchange, craft specialist production, tertiary flakes, knapping errors, obsidian density, obsidian deposit, raw nodules, obsidian nodules, prehistoric knappers, crested blades, obsidian debris, obsidian outcrops, skilled knappers, obsidian debitage, obsidian quarries, obsidian industry, cortex flakes, hide workers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bronze Age, Sta Nychia, New Guinea, Ayia Irini, Near East, Early Formative, Valley of Mexico, After Renfrew, British School, Colin Renfrew, Aghios Kosmas, Laguna Zope, Chagha Sefid, Tierras Largas, Zapotitan Valley, Length Width Length, Arnhem Land, Late Neolithic, Van Horn, Deh Luran, Royal Road, Platform Platform, Weight Flake, Early Postclassic, Platform Dimensions Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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- Nomads in Archaeology (New Studies in Archaeology) by Roger Cribb in Back Matter
- Daidalos and the Origins of Greek Art by Sarah P. Morris on page 101
- Money, Labour and Land: Approaches to the economics of ancient Greece (Routledge Classical Monographs) by Paul Cartledge in Back Matter
- Geochemical Evidence for Long-Distance Exchange: by Michael D. Glascock on page 9
- Empire and Domestic Economy (INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARCHAEOLOGY by Terence N. D'Altroy in Back Matter
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