Between trust and domination: Social contracts between humans and animals

World Archaeology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-187

  Armstrong Oma, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bronze Age; From trust to domination; Human animal relationships; Intra action; Scandinavia; Social contract

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; CULTURAL TRADITION; HUNTER-GATHERER; SOCIAL HISTORY;

SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77951720593     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438241003672724     Document Type: Article

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