Potter communities and technological tradition in the Lower Tilemsi Valley, Mali

Azania

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-87

  Manning, Katie M ^a  

^a Institute of Archaeology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fibre roulettes; Lower Tilemsi Valley; pottery; situated learning; social interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957522479     PISSN: 0067270X     EISSN: 19455534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0067270X.2011.553479     Document Type: Conference Paper

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