The first millennium BC in the highlands of Northern Ethiopia and South-central Eritrea: A reassessment of cultural and political development

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 257-274

  Phillipson, David W ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Pre Aksumite

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749101013     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10437-009-9064-2     Document Type: Article

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