The sea as a place of no return in ancient Greece

World Archaeology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 416-433

  Lindenlauf, Astrid ^a  

^a GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient Greece; Away; Dumping place; Perception; Sea; Waste

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PERCEPTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842787451     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0043824042000185801     Document Type: Article

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