TY - GEN AU - Hedican, Edward AU - McGlade, James TI - The Old Copper Problem KW - Anthropology KW - Archaeology KW - Copper KW - Old Copper Studies KW - Old Copper Problem KW - Ethnography-Old Copper KW - Paleo-Ecology and Copper KW - Metal Working-Copper-Ethnographic Perspective N2 - Advocates a fresh approach for stagnating Old Copper Studies through ecolgical and ethnographic comparisions. Discusses ancient fuel requirements in rock-cracking operations, and suggests that a well developed metalworking tradition is feasible in a hunting-and-gathering society on a seasonal basis ER -