Abstract
The people of Silcott, a small farming community in southeastern Washington, participated in six major trade networks: local, local-commercial, area-commercial, regional, national, and international. These networks are examined through the ethnographic, historical, and archæological data. Remarkably, the regional, national and international networks are best studied through the archæology, whereas the local networks and the area commercial networks are best examined through the ethnography. These networks bound Silcott into an integrated community, while at the same time they linked Silcott to the national economy via the various networks.
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Adams, W.H. Trade networks and interaction spheres—A view from Silcott. Hist Arch 10, 99–112 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03374003
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