Remembering things seen: Experimental approaches to the process of information transmittal

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-99

  Washburn, Dorothy K ^a,b  

^a MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Art reproduction; Cultural knowledge; Experimental archaeology; Information transmutai

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844436238     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009573932096     Document Type: Article

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