Is archaeological valuation an accounting matter?

Antiquity

Volumn 73, Issue 279, 1999, Pages 143-148

  Carman, John ^a   Carnegie, Garry D ^b   Wolnizer, Peter W ^a  

^a Clare Hall ^*

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting; Archaeological resource management; Australia; Museums; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039110677     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00087937     Document Type: Article

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