Magic and Ritual in Iron Age Veneto, Italy
In this article I discuss the possibility that the Iron Age Veneti of Northern Italy believed in magic. By drawing on ethno-historical comparisons and contextual analysis, I suggest that items such as pierced shells, coral, amber, glass beads and bronze pendants were possibly employed as amule...
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Language: | English |
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University College London
2010-12-01
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Series: | Papers from the Institute of Archaeology |
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Online Access: | https://student-journals.ucl.ac.uk/pia/article/id/278/ |
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