Cognitive archaeology and imaginary history at Great Zimbabwe

Current Anthropology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-72

  Beach, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

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EID: 9144220024     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/204698     Document Type: Article

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