The nature and function of astragalus bones from archaeological contexts in the levant and eastern Mediterranean

Oxford Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-175

  Gilmour, Garth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 5844310625     PISSN: 02625253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0092.00032     Document Type: Article

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