Agency and archaeology: past, present, and future directions

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 303-329

  Dornan, Jennifer L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b 341 Haines Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Archaeological theory; Practice theory; Social theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 1442331548     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021318432161     Document Type: Article

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