The Genesis of Monuments among the Mediterranean Islands

The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 156-179

  Kolb, Michael J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Monuments; Palaces; Social relationships; Temples; Tombs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748571679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470773536.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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