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Archaeology and the Study of Globalization in the Past

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To be most useful, the study of globalization must be placed in a temporal context. Even a casual examination of the past reveals significant interconnections between societies. These exchanges took the form of trade, migration, conquest, intermarriage, and other activities. Careful analysis reveals patterns in such interaction that can help us more clearly define globalization as a long-term process with a cyclical nature. Archaeology is critical for extending the study of globalization in this manner in both historic and prehistoric periods; it provides data on places and people not included in historical documents, and permits examination of periods prior to the emergence of writing.

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Nick Kardulias, P. (2018). Archaeology and the Study of Globalization in the Past. In: Hall, T. (eds) Comparing Globalizations. World-Systems Evolution and Global Futures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68219-8_6

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