Sources of inspiration for studies of prehistoric resource acquisition and materials conveyance in California and the Great Basin / Richard E. Hughes -- Interaction and exchange in Fremont society / Joel C. Janetski, Cady B. Jardine, and Christopher N. Watkins -- The role of mobility and exchange in the conveyance of toolstone during the Great Basin paleoarchaic / Charlotte Beck and George T. Jones -- The function of shell bead exchange in central California / Jeffrey S. Rosenthal -- On the role of Siskiyou utility ware as a social network marker in late prehistoric northern California and southern Oregon / Joanne M. Mack -- Pot conveyance, design characteristics, and precontact adaptations to arid environments / Jelmer W. Eerkens -- Trans-sierran movement of Bodie Hills obsidian / Jerome King, William R. Hildebrandt, and Jeffrey S. Rosenthal -- Current perspectives on the production and conveyance of Coso obsidian / Amy J. Gilreath and William R. Hildebrandt -- Obsidian in the Carson Desert : mobility or trade? / Robert L. Kelly -- Exploring prehistoric trade in western Great Basin textiles / Catherine S. Fowler and Eugene M. Hattori -- Constraints on long-distance movement of plant foods in the Great Basin / David Rhode -- Material conveyance in prehistoric California : cultural contexts and mechanisms / Michael J. Moratto -- Multiscalar perspectives on trade and exchange in the Great Basin : a critical discussion / David Hurst Thomas.