Symbolic revolutions and the Australian archaeological record

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-175

  Brumm, Adam ^a   Moore, Mark W ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33747109771     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774305000089     Document Type: Review

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