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The Stonehenge Riverside Project> exploring the Neolithic landscape of Stonehenge
Mike Parker Pearson1, Joshua Pollard2, Colin Richards3, Julian Thomas3, Chris Tilley4 and Kate Welham5 1 Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield< 2 Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, [email protected]< 3 School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, University of Manchester< 4 Department of Anthropology, University College London< 5 School of Co...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Significance
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1740-9705
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2008.00284.x