Archaeology and the Dreaming: Toward an Archaeology of Ontology

Archaeology of Oceania: Australia and the Pacific Islands

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 48-68

  David, Bruno ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Torres Strait Islanders ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Ethnography; Ontology; Ritual; Symbolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857562879     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470773475.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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