Formative Mesoamerican Exchange Networks with Special Reference to the Valley of Oaxaca

Jane W. Pires-Ferreira

For this volume, archaeologist Jane W. Pires-Ferreira analyzed artifacts from the Valley of Oaxaca in order to understand more about prehistoric trade patterns in the region. Using her analyses, she was able to describe obsidian exchange networks, iron ore mirror exchange networks, and shell exchange networks in Early and Middle Formative Mesoamerica.

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Publisher: Museum of Anthropology

Year of Publication: 1975

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Pages: 115

Price: $10

Print ISBN: 978-1-949098-44-0

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-949098-68-6

Series / Number: Memoir No. 7

Tables / Illustrations: More than 30 b&w maps, figures, and tables

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Editor at University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology