Past practices: Rethinking individuals and agents in archaeology

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-34

  Knapp, A Bernard ^a   Van Dommelen, Peter ^a  

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EID: 51249125283     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774308000024     Document Type: Article

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