Flint trade in the protohistoric Levant the complexities and implications of tabular scraper exchange in the Levantine protohistoric periods / Francesca Manclossi and Steven A. Rosen.
| Author/creator | Manclossi, Francesca |
| Other author | Rosen, Steven A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue : notes on the archaeology of exchange -- The tabular scrapers : background to a cross-cultural exchange system -- The tabular scraper from tool-type to cha©ʼne op©♭ratoire -- Use and function -- The production system -- The trade and exchange system -- Tabular scraper value -- The comparative contexts of the tabular scraper system -- The tabular scraper system : "rise" and "collapse" of a dynamic complex -- Concluding discussion : the tabular scraper system in context -- Appendix 1. The tabular scraper catalogue -- Appendix 2. Tabular scraper data base. |
| Abstract | "Flint Trade in the Protohistoric Levant offers an in-depth case study of the production and exchange of tabular scrapers. Crossing cultural and ecological boundaries and traded from the desert to the settled zone, these tools encompassed both ritual and quotidian functions over the course of well over the two millennia of the existence of the exchange system. Analyses focus on the changing nature of the production systems, dynamics of value in changing contexts of production and use, ritual contexts and meaning. Extending throughout the Levant, the tabular scraper complex is compared and contrasted to other contemporary production and exchange systems (ceramics, chipped stone, ground stone, copper, beads), offering a rich picture of the complexities of late prehistoric trade, transcending linear evolutionary frameworks, and simple models. Adopting a cha©ʼne op©♭ratoire approach to the use-life of the artifacts, the artifacts can be seen to transform over time and place, made, used, recycled, and ultimately discarded, each stage in its own cultural contexts. The rise and decline of this exchange complex reflects both the geo-political history of the region and the general role of lithic industries in these societies. Focusing on late prehistoric times in the Near East, the discussions will of relevance to all researchers interested in the role of exchange in the evolution of complex economies. It offers an analysis of exchange systems based on a matrix of factors which should be of interest to all researchers interested in the evolution of trade"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021014354 |
| ISBN | 9781032024233 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032024240 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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