Beyond crusades: How (not) to engage with alternative archaeologies

World Archaeology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 544-551

  Holtorf, Cornelius ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative archaeologies; Archaeology in contemporary society; Public archaeology; Relativism

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY;

EID: 31344464887     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438240500395813     Document Type: Article

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