The archaeology of the African diaspora

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 27, Issue , 1998, Pages 63-82

  Orser Jr , C E ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeological interpretation; Maroons; Post Columbian archaeology; Race and racism; Transcontinental African culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002703515     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.27.1.63     Document Type: Article

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