Substances in Motion: Neolithic Mediterranean "Trade"

The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 24-45

  Robb, John E ^a   Farr, R Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pottery; Social relations; Social space; Society; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889333368     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470773536.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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