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If It Were Not for the Dean, I Would Have Done More: Reflections on the Contributions of Martin Wobst

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This brief paper offers several observations on the contributions of Martin Wobst to the practice of anthropological archaeology as framed by personal perspective and with reference to some of the other articles in this issue.

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Cet article offre plusieurs observations sur les contributions de Martin Wobst à la pratique de l’archéologie anthropologique dans le cadre d’une perspective personnelle et en faisant référence aux autres articles de ce numéro.

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Este breve documento ofrece varias observaciones sobre las contribuciones de Martin Wobst a la práctica de la arqueología antropológica enmarcadas por la perspectiva personal y con referencia a algunos de los otros artículos en este número.

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Conkey, M.W. If It Were Not for the Dean, I Would Have Done More: Reflections on the Contributions of Martin Wobst. Arch 8, 409–414 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11759-012-9212-1

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