Forum: Backed artefacts: Useful socially and operationally

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2011, Pages 67-75

  White, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 80051988386     PISSN: 03122417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2011.11690534     Document Type: Article

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