Believing the ancients: Quantitative and qualitative dimensions of slavery and the slave trade in later prehistoric eurasia

World Archaeology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-43

  Taylor, Timothy ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient Economy; Celts; Freedom; Scythians; Silver Mining; Slavery; Torcs

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; PREHISTORIC; SLAVE;

EURASIA;

EID: 0034929528     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438240120047618     Document Type: Article

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