Mycenaean beads: Gender and social contexts

Oxford Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 277-296

  Hughes Brock, Helen ^a  

^a NONE

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CULTURAL HISTORY; GENDER ROLE;

EID: 85032068329     PISSN: 02625253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0092.00084     Document Type: Article

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