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Special Themed Section: Arch Theory Down Under (papers from AusTAG 2016, AAA Terrigal)

Touching grindstones in archaeological and cultural heritage practice: materiality, affect and emotion in settler-colonial Australia

Pages 267-278 | Received 31 Jul 2018, Accepted 02 Apr 2020, Published online: 04 May 2020

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