Colonial Exchange Systems and the Decline of Paquime
Author(s): R. A. Pailes; Daniel T. Reff
Year: 1980
Summary
We suggest that the failure of Casas Grandes was inevitable. In the absence of advanced transportation technology, a monopolistic dendritic exchange system failed to develop. In its place, the administered market system was inadequate to control the local economies beyond the Casas Grandes province. Stimulated by Casas Grandes, the local economies eventually began to compete with the merchant-priests. While such competition may not have been large scale, its cumulative effect would have been enough to rob Casas Grandes of the profit levels needed to maintain a colonial enterprise. In the end, the city was destroyed with its warehouses filled with unsold stock, but an extensive and healthy exchange economy continued long afterward.
Cite this Record
Colonial Exchange Systems and the Decline of Paquime. R. A. Pailes, Daniel T. Reff. Presented at Society for American Archaeology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1980 ( tDAR id: 458532) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8458532
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Keywords
Culture
Hohokam
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Huhugam
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Mogollon
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Rio Sanora
Site Name
Casas Grandes
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Paquime
Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Settlements
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Town / City
Geographic Keywords
Casas Grandes
Spatial Coverage
min long: -114.038; min lat: 30.191 ; max long: -105.952; max lat: 35.146 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Amerind Museum
Record Identifiers
MS(s): 395
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