More circe than cassandra: The Princess of Vix in ritualized social context

European Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 301-308

  Knüsel, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burgundy; Hallstatt period; Power; Ritualists; Vix

Indexed keywords

EID: 50449102669     PISSN: 14619571     EISSN: 17412722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/eja.2002.5.3.275     Document Type: Article

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