Stone circles, oval settings and henges in south-west wales and beyond

The Antiquaries Journal

Volumn 83, Issue , 2003, Pages 9-45

  Darvill, Timothy ^a   Wainwright, Geoffrey ^b   Constant, Vanessa ^c   Staelens, Yvette ^c   Stocks, Anna ^c   Wainwright, Judith ^c  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b March Pres   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 85007972757     PISSN: 00035815     EISSN: 17585309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003581500077660     Document Type: Article

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