Male symbols or warrior identities? The 'archery burials' of the Danish Bell Beaker Culture

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-87

  Sarauw, Torben ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Archer; Bell Beaker; Bow and arrow; Dagger; Denmark; Late Neolithic; Male identity; Warrior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847692644     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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