Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter-gatherers (Brazil)

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  González Ruibal, Alfredo ^a   Hernando, Almudena ^b   Politis, Gustavo ^c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chaine operatoire; Hunter gatherers; Identity; Relational ontology; Symmetrical archaeology; Technology of the self

Indexed keywords

EID: 78951478526     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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