Beyond shamanism: Landscape and self-expression in the petroglyphs of inner Mongolia and Ningxia (China)

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-23

  Demattè, Paola ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

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EID: 61349101521     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774304000010     Document Type: Article

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