Woodslane | Book - 9781793619310

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ISBN-13: 9781793619310
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
By Gregory Denis Lattanzi
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Local release date: 14/01/2022
Format: Hardback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 124 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]Archaeology [HD]Anthropology [JHM]North America [1KB]

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Google Preview: For the prehistoric people of the Middle Atlantic region, copper held a fascination higher than rank, achievement, or status. Native copper artifacts, along with other exotic objects, were seen as a conduit or connection between the living and the dead and were used in burial. Other studies have viewed the use of such artifacts in burials as indicative of an individual's status and rank, providing evidence for complex society. In Archaeology, Copper, and Complexity, Gregory Denis Lattanzi contends that such economic explanations should be rethought, arguing that the presence of highly exotic artifacts like copper beads and gorgets could be representative of the different mechanisms at play within prehistoric ideology, ceremonialism, and ritual.; Gregory Denis Lattanzi is curator of the bureau of archaeology & ethnography at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton and a New Jersey state archaeologist.; Chapter 1Introduction: Setting the Stage Chapter 2The Middle Atlantic Culture Area Chapter 3Middle Atlantic Geology and Native Copper Sources Chapter 4Interaction and Meaning in the Middle Atlantic Region Chapter 5Archaeological Sites Examined in the Region Chapter 6Complexity and Copper Characterization Chapter 7Complexity in the Middle Atlantic Region Chapter 8Conclusion: What's Next for the Middle Atlantic Region?; Google Preview content