This volume develops the concept of intimate economies by showing how contemporary historical archaeologists apply the perspective to their research. The chapters in this volume address intimate economies across multiple historical contexts, and through various case studies provide the reader...

"Expands the understanding of large-scale hunting methods beyond the customary role of subsistence and survival to include the social and political realms where large-scale hunting adaptations evolved, primarily from the Americas and spanning from the Folsom Period on the Great Plains to the...

"Using case studies from around the globe and multiple time periods, Smith makes the case that abundance provides an essential explanatory perspective on ancient peoples' choices and activities. Focusing on plentitude enables the understanding of cohesive behaviors that were equally important...

"The Ancient Maya Marketplace, edited by Eleanor M. King, reviews the debate on prehispanic Maya markets. The volume's contributors challenge the model of a non-commercialized Maya economy and offer compelling new evidence for the existence and identification of ancient marketplaces among the...

Nassaney's extended study of North American fur trade archaeology will be an important addition to the exploration of extractive economies, and it is the first text to synthesize the current research on the social, economic, material, and ideological aspects of the fur trade

Das Deutsche Archäologisches Institut (DAI) mit Sitz in Berlin unternimmt weltweit Forschungsprojekte, bei denen in zunehmendem Maße altertumswissenschaftliche Informationen in elektronischer Form erhoben und verarbeitet werden. Der vorliegende Beitrag fasst den derzeitigen Stand und die...

Das Deutsche Archäologisches Institut (DAI) mit Sitz in Berlin unternimmt weltweit Forschungsprojekte, bei denen in zunehmendem Maße altertumswissenschaftliche Informationen in elektronischer Form erhoben und verarbeitet werden. Der vorliegende Beitrag fasst den derzeitigen Stand und die...

Das Deutsche Archäologisches Institut (DAI) mit Sitz in Berlin unternimmt weltweit Forschungsprojekte, bei denen in zunehmendem Maße altertumswissenschaftliche Informationen in elektronischer Form erhoben und verarbeitet werden. Der vorliegende Beitrag fasst den derzeitigen Stand und die...

"Past archaeological literature on cooperation theory has emphasized competition's role in cultural evolution. As a result, bottom-up possibilities for group cooperation have been under-theorized in favor of models stressing top-down leadership, and evidence from a range of disciplines has...