The discovery and development of metals as tool media is a topic of global interest. This phenomenon is generally associated with sedentary, agricultural societies; however, in North America metal use by hunter-gatherer populations began as early as 9,000 years ago and continued into modern times. The regional and cultural diversity of research in this volume contributes to how we conceptualize hunter-gatherer innovation, technological proficiency, and complex decision-making in the past. Readers are challenged to reconsider long-held assumptions about how, when, and under what conditions metal became a part of humanity’s story.
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When the editors claim that the book addresses novel questions using cutting-edge methodsincluding experimental archaeology, morphometric analysis, geochemical studies, and statistical modelingto go beyond traditional narratives regarding technological development, theyre right on target. Thats exactly what the book does. Mike OBrien, Texas A&MSan Antonio
Introduction
Michelle R. Bebber and Christopher B. Wolff
Chapter
1. Hunter-Gatherer Native Copper Innovation in Northwestern North
America
H. Kory Cooper, Matthew Pike, and Garett Hunt
Chapter
2. Comparing the Scales of Metal Use Between the Inuit and Dorset
(Tuniit) in the Eastern North American Arctic
Patrick C. Jolicoeur
Chapter
3. Hammer-ons in Heavy Metal: Hopewell Metalsmithing Adaptation to
Iron Meteorites
Timothy J. McCoy and Catherine M. Corrigan
Chapter
4. Red Metal, Domestic Gods: Prehistoric Copper Use in the Middle
Atlantic Region
Gregory D. Lattanzi
Chapter
5. Copper Use in the Lower Southeast North America before
Agriculture
Matthew C. Sanger, Shawn P. Lambert, D. Shane Miller, Mark Hill, and Tiffany
Raymond
Chapter
6. Miskwabiks Journey Beyond Minong: The Life History of Native
Copper Production Among Archaic Hunter-Gatherers in the Northern Lake
Superior Basin
Ryan Edward Peterson
Chapter
7. A Morphometric Comparison of Copper Stem Points and Chert Osceola
Points: An Assessment of Artifacts in Light of Evolutionary Experiments
Grace E. Conrad, Stephen J. Lycett, Metin I. Eren, and Michelle R. Bebber
Chapter
8. Re-evaluating Middle Holocene Copper Use, Gender Roles, and
Social Organization: Evidence from the Reigh Site (47WN1), Wisconsin
Michelle R. Bebber, James OLeary, Mark Henry D. Abunda, Tiffany M.
Crawford, Charissa Gilbert, Jawbone Ickes, and Nathan Shadron
Chapter
9. Copper- Versus Stone-tipped Dart Relative Functional Efficiency:
An Experiment Assessing Penetration Depth into Hog Carcasses by Human
Atlatlists
Jonathan Paige, Robert S. Walker, Briggs Buchanan, Robert Berg, Cheryll
Berg, Charissa Gilbert, Jacob Baldino, Scott McKinny, Metin I. Eren, and
Michelle R. Bebber
Chapter
10. The British Metal Invasion: Iron Use and Its Role in Cultural
Changes among the Beothuk of Newfoundland, Canada
Christopher B. Wolff, Donald H. Holly Jr., and Amanda Samuels
Chapter
11. Experimental Archaeology on the Introduction of European Raw
Materials in Indigenous Technology: A Case Study on the Beothuk of
Newfoundland, Canada
Amanda G. Samuels, Donald H. Holly Jr., Michelle R. Bebber, Metin I. Eren,
Scott McKinny, Briggs Buchanan, Jonathan Paige, Robert S. Walker, and
Christopher B. Wolff
An Outro: Conclusions on the Indigenous Use of Metal in North America
Christopher B. Wolff and Michelle R. Bebber
Michelle Rae Bebber is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Michelle specializes in experimental archaeology and co-directs the Kent State University Experimental Archaeology Laboratory. Her research involves early metal technologies, ceramic production and function, and projectile weaponry. Michelles current projects are focused on North American copper use, the biomechanics of weapon systems, and the human aesthetic experience.
