Cross-Cultural Comparison and Archaeological Theory

A Companion to Social Archaeology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 43-65

  Trigger, Bruce G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaeological record; Archaeological theory; Behavioural interpretation; Cross cultural comparison; Cultural regularities

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EID: 33646700977     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470693605.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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