Considering living-beings in the Aceramic Neolithic of Cyprus

Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-99

  Jones, Paula Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aceramic Neolithic; Agency; Cyprus; Human animal relationships; Living beings; Others; Perception

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; NEOLITHIC; PERCEPTION;

ASIA; CYPRUS; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70449084567     PISSN: 09527648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/jmea.v22i1.75     Document Type: Article

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