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Is archaeological valuation an accounting matter?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

John Carman ,
Garry D. Carnegie  and
Peter W. Wolnizer
John Carman
Affiliation:
Clare Hall, Cambridge CB3 9AL, England [email protected]
Garry D. Carnegie
Affiliation:
School of Accounting & Finance, Faculty of Business & Law, Deakin University, Geelong VIC 3217, Australia [email protected]
Peter W. Wolnizer
Affiliation:
Faculty of Economics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia [email protected]
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archaeological resource managementmuseumsaccountingAustraliavalue
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Antiquity , Volume 73 , Issue 279 , March 1999 , pp. 143 - 148
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1999

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