The awkward adolescence of archaeological science

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 56, Issue , 2015, Pages 242-247

  Killick, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeological science; Archaeometry; Employment; Funding; Quality control; Training

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; TRAINING;

EID: 84930616078     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2015.01.010     Document Type: Article

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