Hopewell Exchange System
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The Hopewell exchange system runs from the Southeastern United States into southeastern Canada. Within this area societies participated in a high degree of exchange with the highest amount of activity along waterways. The Hopewell exchange system received materials from all over the United States. Most of the items traded were exotic materials and were received by people living in the major trading and manufacturing areas. These people then converted the materials into products and exported them through local and regional exchange networks. The objects created by the Hopewell exchange system spread far and wide and have been seen in many burials outside the Midwest.
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- Fagan, Brian M. 2005 Ancient North America. Thames and Hudson, London.
