Materializing identities: An African perspective

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 187-217

  Gosselain, Olivier P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; Material culture; Pottery; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548551301     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026558503986     Document Type: Article

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