The rocky road: The selection and transport of Admiralties obsidian to Lapita communities

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2003, Pages 135-142

  Summerhayes, Glenn ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 11044223325     PISSN: 03122417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2003.11681772     Document Type: Article

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