Settlement fortification in village and 'tribal' society: Evidence from contact-era New Guinea

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 507-519

  Roscoe, Paul ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense; Fortification; New Guinea; Palisade; Stockade; War; Woodland period

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249118804     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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