Copper working technologies, contexts of use, and social complexity in the eastern woodlands of native North America

Journal of World Prehistory

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-235

  Ehrhardt, Kathleen L ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology of technology; Archaeometry; Eastern North America; Hopewell; Mississippian; Native copper; Old Copper Complex; Prehistoric copper working; Technological style

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; COPPER; METALLURGY; PREHISTORIC; WOODLAND;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70450270550     PISSN: 08927537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10963-009-9020-8     Document Type: Article

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