Development-led archaeology and ethics in Lesotho

Azania

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 166-183

  King, Rachel ^a,b   Arthur, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

dams; ethical codes; Lesotho; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903964760     PISSN: 0067270X     EISSN: 19455534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0067270X.2014.904980     Document Type: Article

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