Heritage destruction in context: The case of the Roman mosaics from Zeugma, Turkey

International Journal of Heritage Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 336-353

  Tanaka, Eisuke ^a  

^a Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University   (Japan)

Author keywords

destruction; Heritage value; museum exhibition; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924052345     PISSN: 13527258     EISSN: 14703610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13527258.2014.964287     Document Type: Article

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