Archaeologies of Forced and Undocumented Migration

Authors

  • Yannis Hamilakis Brown University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.32409

Keywords:

forced migration, materiality, temporality, borders, performance, museums

Author Biography

  • Yannis Hamilakis, Brown University

    Yannis Hamilakis is Joukowsky Family Professor of Archaeology and Professor of Modern Greek Studies at Brown University.

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2017-07-12

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Hamilakis, Y. (2017). Archaeologies of Forced and Undocumented Migration. Journal of Contemporary Archaeology, 3(2), 121-139. https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.32409