Engendering context. Context as gendered practice in the early Bronze Age of the Upper Thames Valley, UK

European Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 206-211

  Derevenski, Joanna Sofaer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronze Age; Burial; Categorization; Context; Difference; Display; Gender; Practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 61249324484     PISSN: 14619571     EISSN: 17412722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/eja.2002.5.2.191     Document Type: Article

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