'Natural' or 'human' spaces? Tallensi sacred groves and shrines and their potential implications for aspects of Northern European prehistory and phenomenological interpretation

Norwegian Archaeological Review

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-158

  Insoll, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 37749020908     PISSN: 00293652     EISSN: 15027678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00293650701708883     Document Type: Article

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