Early complex societies in southern Caucasia: A preliminary report on the 2002 investigations by project ArAGATS on the Tsakahovit Plain, Republic of Armenia

American Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-41

  Smith, Adam T ^a   Badalyan, Ruben ^b   Avetisyan, Pavel ^b   Zardaryan, Mkrtich ^b   Hayrapetyan, Armine ^b   Minc, Leah ^d   Monahan, Belinda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Armenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 12144278336     PISSN: 00029114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3764/aja.108.1.1     Document Type: Article

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