Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Introduction 1
5. CHAPTER 1 Hunter-Gatherer Native Copper Innovation in Northwestern North America 16
6. CHAPTER 2 Comparing the Scales of Metal Use Between the Inuit and Dorset (Tuniit) in the Eastern North American Arctic 41
7. CHAPTER 3 Hammer-ons in Heavy Metal 59
8. CHAPTER 4 Red Metal, Domestic Gods 75
9. CHAPTER 5 Copper Use in the Lower Southeast North America Before Agriculture 95
10. CHAPTER 6 Miskwabik’s Journey Beyond Minong 114
11. CHAPTER 7 A Morphometric Comparison of Copper Stem Points and Chert Osceola Points 139
12. CHAPTER 8 Re-evaluating Middle Holocene Copper Use, Gender Roles, and Social Organization 157
13. CHAPTER 9 Copper- versus Stone-Tipped Dart Relative Functional Efficiency 175
14. CHAPTER 10 The British Metal Invasion 202
15. CHAPTER 11 Experimental Archaeology on the Introduction of European Raw Materials in Indigenous Technology 220
16. An Outro 244
17. Index 250