Palaeolithic art as cultural memory: A case study of the Aurignacian Art of Southwest Germany

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-108

  Porr, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 77953726794     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: 14740540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774310000065     Document Type: Article

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