Prologue: Archaeology, animism and non-human agents

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-299

  Brown, Linda A ^a   Walker, William H ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeology of animism; Non human agency

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949112397     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-008-9056-6     Document Type: Article

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