Patterns of exchange and the social production of pigs in highland new guinea: Their relevance to questions about the origins and evolution of agriculture |
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Authors: | Richard E. Blanton Jody Taylor |
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Affiliation: | (1) Sociology-Anthropology, Purdue University, 47907 West Lafayette, Indiana |
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Abstract: | In recent years, cultural anthropologists have made notable progress in understanding the bewildering variety of material exchange transactions found among the aboriginal populations of highland New Guinea. One of the major findings of this work is that competitive exchange behavior may bring in its wake alterations in agronomic practices involving an intensification of production. That intensification is primarily a product of social behavior, rather than an adaptation to climate change or population pressure, is a significant conclusion that should influence the thinking of archaeologists as they investigate past episodes of agronomic change, including the origins of agriculture. |
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Keywords: | highland New Guinea economic anthropology social exchange theory neolithic agriculture pig husbandry |
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