World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: A Characterization
- ISBN-10
- 1784910759
- ISBN-13
- 9781784910754
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 583
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-03-08
- Publisher
- Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
- Authors
- Alice Stevenson, Dan Hicks
Description
World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: a characterization introduces the range, history and significance of the archaeological collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford.
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