Archaeology, luxury and the exotic: The examples of Islamic Gao (Mali) and Bahrain

World Archaeology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 558-570

  MacLean, Rachel ^a   Insoll, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bahrain; Food; Gao; Identity; Islamic archaeology; Mali

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; CULTURAL TRADITION; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

BAHRAIN; MALI;

EID: 0037332271     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0043824021000026512     Document Type: Article

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