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Material culture and social death

African-American burial practices

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ID5776093
AuthorsRoss W Jamieson (0000-0001-9125-9373, University of Calgary, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume29
Issue4
Pages39-58
Publication date1995-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistorical Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0440-9213 • E-ISSN: 2328-1103
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/bf03374216
OpenAlexW2522405647
LanguageEN
Citations received90
References cited68

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Citation span1996 - 2026 (31)
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Highly citedNo
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