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Disparate Diasporas and Vindicationist Archaeologies: Some Comments on Excavating America’s Metaphor

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Brandon, J.C. Disparate Diasporas and Vindicationist Archaeologies: Some Comments on Excavating America’s Metaphor. Hist Arch 42, 147–151 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03377079

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