This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) project grant, awarded to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY) through SUNY Oswego, aims to understand the role of political fragmentation and competition in long-term market development. The $180,706 award, granted on January 1, 2025, will support archaeological research to track market trajectories over multiple centuries and identify key variables that drive or inhibit regional economic development. The project will generate new research capabilities, including a digital and physical repository and database platform available as a public resource. It will also provide student training and establish a collaborative research hub. The research targets understanding how shifts in political organization and economic conditions have articulated with exchange modalities and long-distance trade networks in a region where market exchange developed independently.
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