Developing Trust Through Participatory Archaeologies?

On the Importance of Playing to Our Strengths

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2026-02-20

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Fredheim, H. (2026) “Developing Trust Through Participatory Archaeologies? On the Importance of Playing to Our Strengths”, Current Swedish Archaeology, 33(1), pp. 121–126. doi: 10.37718/CSA.2025.06.

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