Examining the role of agency in hunter-gatherer cultural transmission

Agency Uncovered: Archaeological Perspectives on Social Agency, Power, and Being Human

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 107-134

  Jordan, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781843148524     Document Type: Chapter

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