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Yam festivals and exchange systems in the Trobriand Islands, c. 1830–1940

1884 - 1940

Wampum Production and Intertribal Exchange in the Northeastern Woodlands (c. 1500–1850 CE)

1500 - 1794

Upper Paleolithic Shell-Bead Networks in Europe (c. 40,000–10,000 BP)

8190 BCE - 1050 BCE

Revival of the potlatch and cultural resurgence among Pacific Northwest Indigenous peoples, 1951–present

1951 - 2026

Redistributive gift-giving and ceremonial exchange in Classic Maya polities, c. 250–900 CE

250 - 909

Reciprocal gift economies and reindeer exchange among Sámi pastoralists in Fennoscandia, 1600–1900

1600 - 1900

Potlatch Ceremonies and Intertribal Exchange on the Northwest Coast (c. 1700–1920 CE)

1700 - 1980

Potlatch ceremonies and colonial suppression in the Pacific Northwest, 1792–1951

1792 - 1952

Orang Laut and Maritime Hunter-Gatherer Exchange in the Straits of Malacca Region (c. 1000–1800 CE)

1000 - 1800

Olivella Shell-Bead Exchange on the California Coast (c. 1000–1800 CE)

1000 - 1834

Obsidian Exchange Networks in Anatolia and the Levant (c. 12,000–2,000 BCE)

12000 BCE - 2000 BCE

Northwest Amazonian Hunter-Gatherer Exchange in Forest Products and Ceremonial Goods (pre-1500 CE–1900 CE)

1400 - 1950

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