The "Social" in Archaeological Theory: An Historical and Contemporary Perspective

A Companion to Social Archaeology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 23-42

  Hodder, Ian ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeological phenomena; Archaeological theory; Cultural anthropology; Social differentiation; Social features

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889376894     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470693605.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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