Place-making, participative archaeologies and Mursi megaliths: Some implications for aspects of pre- and proto-history in the Horn of Africa

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-107

  Clack, Timothy ^a   Marcus, Brittain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Landscape; Mursi; Participation; Stone platform; Wilderness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951993234     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2011.544551     Document Type: Article

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