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Glass Trade Beads in California by Clement W. Meighan (2024, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherBritish Archaeological Reports The Limited

ISBN-101407362038

ISBN-139781407362038

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Book TitleGlass Trade Beads in California

Publication Year2024

TopicArchaeology

LanguageEnglish

GenreSocial Science

AuthorClement W. Meighan

FormatTrade Paperback

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Reviews'This is an extremely important work, both from an historical perspective (it is a classic of early glass bead research) and for the data it provides which will be of use to many researchers. The insights that Meighan's years of research bring to the subject and the updates by Blair will make this a valuable resource. I have studied glass beads for over fifty years and I learned new information as I read through this volume.' Professor Marvin T. Smith, Valdosta State University

Table Of ContentList of Figures List of TablesForewordMichael J. MorattoAn Introduction to Glass Trade Beads in CaliforniaElliot H. Blair1. Introduction2. Historical Background and Sources of Glass Beads3. Chronology and Dating3.1. Time span of the site3.2. Dating by association with objects of known date3.3. Dating by association with other bead types3.4. Dating by occurrence in historic collections3.5. Chronological summary4. Ethnographic Considerations5. Introduction to the Type Collection5.1. Typology5.2. Criteria for Sorting Types5.2.1. Size5.2.2. Shape5.2.3. Color5.3. Secondary Criteria5.3.1. Diameter of Perforation5.3.2. Diaphaneity5.3.3. Type of Manufacture5.4. Key to Types6. The Meighan California Glass Bead TypologyElliot H. Blair and Clement W. MeighanReferences

SynopsisIn 1949 Clement Meighan began compiling a type collection of glass trade beads in California at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley--his monograph documenting this collection was never published. This volume is an updated and annotated version of Meighan's original manuscript, including a complete reanalysis of the entire type collection. Updated to be consistent with contemporary scholarly standards for bead analysis, this volume documents and describes the global circulation of glass trade beads into California, from early contact through the early 20th century. Documenting more than 400 glass bead varieties, this is the only treatment of archaeologically recovered glass trade beads in California with substantial regional and temporal breadth. This volume is an essential resource for historical archaeologists interested in the global bead trade from ca. AD 1600-1900.