At the edge of empire: Conceptualizing Assyria's Anatolian frontier ca. 700 BC

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 371-395

  Parker, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0036749676     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4165(02)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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