Preserving knowledge, not objects: A somali perspective for heritage management and archaeological research

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 49-71

  Mire, Sada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Heritage; Knowledge; Somali

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249038533     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10437-007-9016-7     Document Type: Article

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