"In Archaeology, Copper, and Complexity, Gregory Denis Lattanzi contends that the presence of highly exotic artifacts like copper beads and gorgets in prehistoric burials in the Middle Atlantic region could be representative of the different mechanisms at play within prehistoric ideology, ceremonialism, and ritual"--.

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• List of Figures and Tables
  • Figures
  • Tables
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: Introduction: Setting the Stage
• Chapter 2: The Middle Atlantic Culture Area
  • Note
• Chapter 3: Middle Atlantic Geology and Native Copper Sources
  • Physiographic Provinces
  • Native Copper in the Middle Atlantic Region
  • Types of Copper Deposits and Definitions
  • Drift or Float Copper
  • Copper Deposits in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Chapter 4: Interaction and Meaning in the Middle Atlantic Region
  • A New Look at Middle Atlantic Archaeological Models of Interaction
• Chapter 5: Archaeological Sites Examined in the Region
  • New York
  • Burial Ridge
  • The Joseph S. Auerbach Estate
  • New Jersey
  • Rosenkrans Ferry
  • Abbott Farm National Historic Landmark
  • Beesley’s Pt. (Scott) Site
  • The Canton Site
  • Early and Middle Woodland Sites with Copper Artifacts in New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Ferry Site
  • Delaware
  • Fredericka
  • Killen’s Pond
  • St. Jones River
  • Island Field
  • Maryland
  • West River Site
  • Sandy Hill Site
  • Pig Point
  • Nassawango Creek
• Chapter 6: Complexity and Copper Characterization
  • What is Complexity and Is It Complex?
  • Results of Copper Artifact Characterization
  • Interpretations of Interaction
• Chapter 7: Complexity in the Middle Atlantic Region
  • The Early and Middle Woodland in the Middle Atlantic
• Chapter 8: Conclusion: What’s Next for the Middle Atlantic Region?
• References
• Index
• About the Author