Koey ngurtai: The emergence of a ritual domain in western Torres Strait

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-17

  David, Bruno ^a   Mcniven, Ian J ^a   Crouch, Joe ^a   Skelly, Robert ^a   Barker, Bryce ^b   Courtney, Kris ^c   Hewitt, Geoffrey ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 67650085152     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2009.tb00040.x     Document Type: Article

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