An Asymmetrical Trade
Trade in the Exotic and Our Understanding of Axes and Early Neolithic Exchange
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12590768 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Clare (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Issue | 26 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Internet Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-5387 • E-ISSN: 1363-5387 |
| Publisher | Council for British Archaeology (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.11141/ia.26.4 |
| OpenAlex | W2314849448 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
This article explores the idea that the movement of axes away from their source of procurement, such as those of Group VI, reflects in part an invisible trade in perishable goods. In particular, it hypothesises that the pattern of movement was stimulated in the early Neolithic by the dispersal of those exotic goods required to establish farming. The evidence for and the implications of this are explored, and it is suggested that in order to facilitate understanding of both the 'trade' in stone axes and the Neolithic in general, what is needed is a systematic programme of petrological sourcing of pottery and other artefacts
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Biological dispersal · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Movement (music · Order (exchange · Pottery · Procurement · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Demography · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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