Shrine franchising and the neolithic in the British Isles: Some observations based upon the Tallensi, Northern Ghana

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-238

  Insoll, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34347291796     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774306000138     Document Type: Article

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