Contents
Figures
Plates
Agradecimientos
Previous Models for Formative "Trade"
The Varieties of Exchange in Formative Mesoamerica
Exchange under Conditions of Reciprocity
Exchange under Conditions of Redistribution
Chronology of the Early and Middle Formative
Obsidian: Methodology and Raw Data
The Early Formative: Obsidian Exchange Networks Linking Villages
The Middle Formative: Obsidian Exchange Networks Linking Villages
The Distribution of Obsidian in Formative Oaxacan Households
Summary
Iron Ore: Methodology and Raw Data
The Early Formative: Magnetite Mirror Production and Exchange
The Middle Formative: Localized Iron Ore Mirror Production
Canada Carreta Survey: Fluvial Dispersal of Iron Ore
Summary
Shells: Methodology and Raw Data
The Early Formative: Shell Exchange Networks Linking Villages
The Middle Formative: Shell Exchange Networks Linking Villages
The Distribution of Shell among Formative Households: An Example from Oaxaca
Summary
Ceramics
VI. Summary and Conclusions
I. Other Reported Mesoamerican Obsidian Sources
II. Mossbauer Spectroscopy, by B. J. Evans
Resumen en Espanol
References