Procurement and Distribution of Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican Obsidian 900 BC–AD 1520: a Social Network Analysis Mark Golitko & Gary M. Feinman Published online: 7 May 2014 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 Abstract Ancient economies have been...
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Procurement and Distribution of Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican Obsidian 900 BC–AD 1520: a Social Network Analysis Mark Golitko & Gary M. Feinman Published online: 7 May 2014 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 Abstract Ancient economies have been characterized by many researchers as local- ized, highly controlled by political actors, and static over long periods of time. In Mesoamerica, recent research has cast doubt on these views, with the recognition of early market place exchange, production by households for exchange, and the wide- ranging integration of communities into regional trade networks. Here, we expand on an earlier network analysis of obsidian assemblages from the Maya region during the Classic and Postclassic periods to incorporate data for all of Mesoamerica between 900 BC and AD 1520. Using both visual graphical representations and formal network metrics, we find that the Mesoamerican economy was dynamic and generally not highly centralized over time. The topol
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