Building power in rural hinterlands: An ethnoarchaeological study of vernacular architecture in Tigray, Ethiopia

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-207

  Lyons, Diane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency; Ethiopia; Ethnoarchaeology; Power; Vernacular architecture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249697568     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-007-9031-7     Document Type: Article

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