Archaeologists have been interested in research questions that by their nature spatially expand their investigations beyond the boundaries of a single site or even a small complex of related sites. Archaeologists with several topical specialties have investigated large topographical spaces, but an interest in extra-site space is particular pertinent to archaeologists examining the Postcolumbian world because of the global contacts that have occurred since about 1500 ce.
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