Theorizing Bronze-Age intercultural trade : the evidence of the weights

Abstract

The evidence of the Harappan and Mesopotamian weights found overseas is discussed in the context of a theory of pre-Market economies, acknowledging the co-existence of commerce, gift exchange and elite-organized procurement expeditions. The political factor was pervasive, and weighing was not solely a means of measuring commodity price. Systems recently in use in India are relevant to the fact that the weights abroad were small and few. Also, the occurrence of foreign weights in a few large Mohenjo-daro houses is significant.

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