The Kongo Cosmogram in Historical Archaeology and the Moral Compass of Dave the Potter

@article{Gundaker2011TheKC,
  title={The Kongo Cosmogram in Historical Archaeology and the Moral Compass of Dave the Potter},
  author={Grey Gundaker},
  journal={Historical Archaeology},
  year={2011},
  volume={45},
  pages={176-183}
}
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