Paper 3 Glass Bead Dates
Paper 2 produced two sets of bead dates - 'Start of Sustained Trade' and 'Start of Trade'. As explained, the 'Start of Sustained Trade' originated from English Carolinians while the Chickasaw were credited with their trade origins or 'Start of Trade'. For the purposes herein, the earlier dated 'Start of Trade' dates are used. Paper 2 Table 5 provided dates of major beads "w/o Exclusives" and "w/o Singles". The earlier dated "w/o Singles" are used here.
Those minor bead types/varieties predating major bead variety IVA2 are indicated as 'Pre 1675' on Table 1.
Table 1 Glass Bead Dates
| Glass Bead Type/Varieties | Start of Trade Date |
|---|---|
| IB/IIIB XL (minor) | Pre 1675 |
| IA/IIIA VL1 (minor) | Pre 1675 |
| IIIA1 (minor) | Pre 1675 |
| IVB (IVA2) (minor) | Pre 1675 |
| IA/IIIA XL (minor) | Pre 1675 |
| IVA2 (major) | 1675 |
| IIA7/IVA7 (major) | 1681 |
| IIA1/IVA1 (major) | 1685 |
| IIA/IVA Other (major) | 1685 |
| IIB/IVB (major) | 1693 |
| WIIA (major) | 1710 |
| WIC (major) | 1725 |
| WIA VL/XL (major) | 1730 |
| WID (major) | 1753 |
| IA/IIIA Opaque (major) | 1759 |
| WIA M (major) | 1772 |
| IF/IIIF (minor) | 1795 |
| WIB Wrap (minor) | 1795 |
Combinations of temporally associated major and/or minor beads' features will be mapped together. The latest dated bead of the combination will be assigned a "post date" for each map.