Arson or accident? The burning of a Neolithic house at Çatalhöyük, Turkey

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-57

  Twiss, Katheryn C ^a   Bogaard, Amy ^b   Bogdan, Doru ^c   Carter, Tristan ^d   Charles, Michael P ^e   Farid, Shahina ^f   Russell, Nerissa ^g   Stevanović, Mirjana ^h   Yalman, E Nurcan ⁱ   Yeomans, Lisa ^f  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Alba Iulia University   (Romania)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 58149303928     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346908791071358     Document Type: Article

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