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Archaeological Evidence for Conceptual Metaphors as Enduring Knowledge Structures

David S. Whitley David S. Whitley is a consulting archaeologist who lives in Fillmore, California. His recent books include The Archaeology of Ayer's Rock, Inyo County California (with T.K. Whitley and J. Simon, Maturango Museum, 2006); Introduction to Rock Art Research (Left Coast Press, 2005); and Discovering North American Rock Art (edited with L. Loendorf and C. Chippindale, University of Arizona Press, 2005). [email protected]
Pages 7-29 | Published online: 28 Nov 2013

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