Darwin among the archaeologists: The John Evans nexus and the Borneo caves

Antiquity

Volumn 76, Issue 291, 2002, Pages 151-157

  Sherratt, Andrew ^a  

^a University of Oxford ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archives; Borneo caves; Charles Darwin; History of archaeology; John Evans; Social and institutional aspects of science; Victorian prehistoric archaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040671988     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00089924     Document Type: Article

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