Geoarchaeology of Tyre's ancient northern harbour, Phoenicia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1302-1327

  Mriner, Nick ^a   Morhange, Christophe ^a   Boudagher Fadel, Marcelle ^b   Bourcier, Michel ^c   Carbonel, Pierre ^d  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ancient harbour; Antiquity; Eastern Mediterranean; Geoarchaeology; Lebanon; Tyre

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; HARBOR; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HOLOCENE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 21344443689     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.03.019     Document Type: Article

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