Articulate bodies: Forms and figures at Çatalhöyük

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-230

  Nakamura, Carolyn ^a   Meskell, Lynn ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

atalh y k; Figurines; Flesh; Neolithic bodies

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350003742     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-009-9070-3     Document Type: Article

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