Roaring Rocks: An Audio-Visual Perspective on Hunter-Gatherer Engravings in Northern Sweden and Scandinavia

Norwegian Archaeological Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-61

  Goldhahn, Joakim ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 77953054604     PISSN: 00293652     EISSN: 15027678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002936502760123103     Document Type: Article

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