Multiple identities in the Beaker period: interpreting inhumations out of the Beaker spotlight in southern England.
The Beaker period in southern England is associated with the appearance of a highly visible set of material culture in the archaeological record, primarily associated with inhumation burials. This Beaker material culture has a long history of archaeological research and has resulted in this period b...
| Published in: | Archaeological Journal Vol. 177; no. 1; pp. 1 - 31 |
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