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The Terracotta Warriors and the Egyptian Connection

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The Terracotta Warriors and the Egyptian Connection. / Wang, Chaoran; Hann, Michael .
2019. 1-14 Paper presented at International Association of Societies of
Design Research Conference 2019, Manchester , United Kingdom.

Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Conference paper › peer-review

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Wang, C & Hann, M 2019, 'The Terracotta Warriors and the Egyptian Connection', Paper presented at International Association of Societies of
Design Research Conference 2019, Manchester , United Kingdom, 2/09/19 - 5/09/19 pp. 1-14.

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Wang, C., & Hann, M. (2019). The Terracotta Warriors and the Egyptian Connection. 1-14. Paper presented at International Association of Societies of
Design Research Conference 2019, Manchester , United Kingdom.

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Wang C, Hann M. The Terracotta Warriors and the Egyptian Connection. 2019. Paper presented at International Association of Societies of
Design Research Conference 2019, Manchester , United Kingdom.

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Wang, Chaoran ; Hann, Michael . / The Terracotta Warriors and the Egyptian Connection. Paper presented at International Association of Societies of
Design Research Conference 2019, Manchester , United Kingdom.14 p.

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