Earlier this year I visited Povery Point in Louisianna. The don’t really have any stone nearby at all, so they traded for different kinds with people from as far away as the great lakes.
People tend to underestimate the scale of inter-cultural prehistoric networks. Humans are exceptionally good at sourcing materials.
I really like the mental picture of everyone waiting on Bob to return from the wilds with the special stones for the hunting points (or whatever).
I do wonder how it affected the economics and process of training new toolmakers, though.
Earlier this year I visited Povery Point in Louisianna. The don’t really have any stone nearby at all, so they traded for different kinds with people from as far away as the great lakes.
People tend to underestimate the scale of inter-cultural prehistoric networks. Humans are exceptionally good at sourcing materials.
I really like the mental picture of everyone waiting on Bob to return from the wilds with the special stones for the hunting points (or whatever).
I do wonder how it affected the economics and process of training new toolmakers, though.