Spatial patterns of social organization in the Early Bronze Age of South Scandinavia

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-55

  Johansen, Kasper Lambert ^a   Laursen, Steffen Terp ^a   Holst, Mads Kähler ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agency and structure; Barrows; Bronze Age; Centrality; Interaction; Network; Social organization; South Scandinavia

Indexed keywords

EID: 1442355467     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2003.10.002     Document Type: Review

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