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An archaeology of the senses : prehistoric Malta / Robin Skeates

by Robin Skeates

This research examines the sensory dimensions of prehistoric Malta, investigating sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and spatiality. It analyses sensory cultures within dwellings, monumental structures, and subterranean sites across the evolving islandscape.

Accession 6212 ISBN 9780199216604 Publisher Oxford University Press
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