Between mountains and sea: A reconsideration of the neolithic monuments of south-west Scotland

Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society

Volumn 68, Issue , 2002, Pages 125-146

  Cummings, Vicki ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 31344436382     PISSN: 0079497X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1017/S0079497X0000147X     Document Type: Article

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