A lecture by the returning chair of Australian studies, harvard university 2008-09: Australian archaeology as a historical science

Journal of Australian Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-398

  Davidson, Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian archaeology; Demography; Historical narrative; Hypothesis testing; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956016036     PISSN: 14443058     EISSN: 18356419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14443058.2010.498494     Document Type: Article

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