Archaeo-Ethnography, auto-archaeology: Introducing archaeologies of the contemporary past

Archaeologies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-209

  Harrison, Rodney ^a   Schofield, John ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeo ethnography; Archaeology; Auto archaeology; Contemporary past

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349986618     PISSN: 15558622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11759-009-9100-5     Document Type: Article

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