Ancient glass beads uncover Indigenous trade networks before European arrival
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Recent research from UW-La Crosse and the University of Toronto Mississauga challenges the long-held belief that bead exchange networks across the Atlantic Ocean were primarily driven by European colonization. This significant study offers new insights into the active participation of…