Автентична й терапевтична взаємодiя ветеранiв iз минулим у Нокалакевi в Грузiї та в британському проєктi «Breaking Ground Heritage»

• Published in: Археологія
• Date: 2022
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 53-66
• ISSN: 2616-499X
• Author Affiliations: Paul Everill — PhD, Reader in Archaeology, University of Winchester; Nikoloz Murgulia — PhD, Senior Scientist, Georgian National Museum — ORCID: 0000-0002-4173-2932; Richard Bennett — MRes (Psych), Director, Breaking Ground Heritage; Davit Lomitashvili — Professor, PhD, Head of Museums and Education, National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia — ORCID: 0000-0002-8631-577X; Karen Burnell — PhD, Associate Professor of Applied Psychology, Solent University — ORCID: 0000-0001-5328-2601
• Main Authors: Everill, Paul, Murgulia, Nikoloz, Bennett, Richard, Lomitashvili, Davit, Burnell, Karen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Archaeology NAS of Ukraine 2022
• Subjects: археологія; ветерани; психічне здоров'я; самопочуття; Нокалакеві; Самеґрело; Грузія; Сакартвело
• Online Access: https://arheologia.com.ua/index.php/arheologia/article/view/303
• Journal Title: Chemistry, Physics and Technology of Surface

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