Body metamorphosis and animality: Volatile bodies and boulder artworks from Lepenski Vir

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-69

  Borić, Dušan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34347299473     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095977430500003X     Document Type: Review

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