Globalizing the local in Roman Britain: An anthropological approach to social change

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 493-506

  Pitts, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Feasting; Globalization; Localization; Pottery; Roman Britain; Social practice; World systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249103338     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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