Historical archaeology in Africa: An appropriate concept?

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 35-40

  Connah, Graham ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Concepts; Historical archaeology; Prehistoric archaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547566594     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10437-007-9014-9     Document Type: Article

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