Practising archaeology at a time of climatic catastrophe

Antiquity

Volumn 82, Issue 318, 2008, Pages 1093-1103

  Mitchell, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58149326970     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00097805     Document Type: Article

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