Pots, houses and metal: Technological relations at the bronze age tell at Százhalombatta, Hungary

Oxford Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-147

  Sofaer, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARCHITECTURE; BRONZE AGE; CLAY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

EID: 33645796868     PISSN: 02625253     EISSN: 14680092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2006.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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