Networks, territories, and the cartography of ancient states

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 832-849

  Smith, Monica L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Cartography; History; Networks; Territory

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CARTOGRAPHY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 33745193904     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.2005.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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