Danish Bell Beaker pottery and flint daggers - The display of social identities?

European Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-47

  Sarauw, Torben ^a,b  

^a Aalborg Historical Museum   (Denmark)

^b Historical Museum   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bell Beaker; Flint dagger; Jutland; Male identity; Social identities; Warrior

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849238003     PISSN: 14619571     EISSN: 17412722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461957108101240     Document Type: Article

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