The emperor's new clothes? The utility of identity in Roman archaeology

American Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 693-713

  Pitts, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 55249124191     PISSN: 00029114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3764/aja.111.4.693     Document Type: Article

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