Unravelling Archaeological Digital Infrastructures

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  • Jeremy Huggett Archaeology, School of Humanities, University of Glasgow

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2024-02-24

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Huggett, J. (2024) “Unravelling Archaeological Digital Infrastructures: Reply to Comments”, Current Swedish Archaeology, 31, pp. 69–77. doi: 10.37718/CSA.2023.08.

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