The return of the rinyo-clacton folk? The cultural significance of the Grooved Ware complex in Later Neolithic Britain

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Thomas, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953700704     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: 14740540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774310000016     Document Type: Review

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